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Dire conditions in Gaza marked by continuing violence, rodent infestations and the spread of infectious disease are being made worse by blockages of essential medical supplies, UN agencies said on Friday.

Ebola outbreak latest: a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the deadly virus, says WHO's Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, speaking from Bunia in DR Congo's Ituri province

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has now been ratified by 192 countries and one regional organization. António Guterres urges governments to empower persons with disabilities as full partners in policymaking and decision-making.

"The epidemic is advancing rapidly but we must not lose hope." As the Ebola outbreak continues in DR Congo, a World Health Organization (WHO) team joined other partners to visit Mongbwalu, a town in Ituri province, which is the province most affected in this outbreak.

“We are so proud to be the host city of the United Nations,” Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Mamdani told UN News, on his first-ever visit to UN Headquarters, during which he had a private meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Ebola is a terrible disease because you often catch it while caring for someone you love – a husband, a child, a mother. Stopping transmission means helping communities recognize symptoms early, access testing quickly and get timely care.

Hantavirus latest: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says human-to-human transmission aboard cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean cannot be ruled out, although it is rare. Seven of 147 passengers and crew have fallen ill and three have died.

El Niño confirmation: World Meteorological Organization has confirmed the onset of El Niño, warning it could drive hotter temperatures and more extreme weather worldwide. It’s urgent that countries invest in early warning systems to help communities prepare. #Climate #ElNiño

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"We are witnessing a killing of civilians that is unparalleled and unprecedented in any conflict since I am Secretary-General," says António Guterres responding to correspondent's question on Gaza.

The UN General Assembly has elected Bangladesh’s Khalilur Rahman as its next president. The veteran diplomat will lead the Assembly’s 81st session during a year expected to feature major reform efforts alongside pressing global challenges.

Ebola outbreak: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in DR Congo. “I came here to show the communities in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu that they are not alone,” he said, urging the international community to step up support.

For 108 days, Palestinian photographer Motaz Azaia risked his life in #Gaza to tell the story of the war to millions of followers on Instagram as friends and family members were killed around him. He has now left his native Gaza.

Emergency teams, treatment centres, medical supplies and community outreach. The World Health Organization (WHO)-led response to the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is intensifying as agencies race to contain the virus. Follow our coverage

The UN Charter is a survival guide for humanity, António Guterres tells Security Council “A promise born from the devastation of two world wars … and preventing a third world war. But today, the purposes and principles of the Charter are under profound strain.”

What are the symptoms of #Ebola, and how is the UN responding? UN News spoke with World Health Organization (WHO)’s Emergency Director for Africa about the outbreak and the response underway.

#Gaza: "I'm here because of the mandate of the Security Council to see how we can facilitate, accelerate and expedite all areas of the assistance that is so much needed for civilians in Gaza"- Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza

#Gaza: "What type of world do we live in when health workers are at risk of being bombed as they carry out their life saving work?" - World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus

Ebola latest: The search for patient zero goes on. Here’s UN WHO’s Dr Anne Ancia reporting from Bunia, Ituri, in eastern DR Congo, that’s in the grip of the outbreak.

DRC #Ebola outbreak: World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with the authorities and rushing more testing kits to eastern DRC to identify cases of infection of Bundibugyo virus.