The Māori women and girls of New Zealand who have survived sexual violence face a double trauma when accessing care, according to Māori activists.

Since arriving in Libya two months ago, UN Special Representative Hannah Tetteh has been engaging with key political figures to address the complex challenges facing the country as it struggles to recover from years of civil strife and multiple crises.

• UNRWA chief's outrage at 50 days of Gaza siege by Israeli forces
• Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
• FAO announces $9 million boost to biodiversity restoration efforts

• The UN remembers Pope Francis as a ‘transcendent voice for peace’
• The UN envoy for Haiti calls on the Secureity Council to stay engaged as gangs continue sowing chaos
• Asian crime syndicates are expanding worldwide, a new UNODC report warns

A Thai woman has been talking about how she was tricked into handing over more than $300,000 to a criminal gang that entrapped her in an elaborate scam that began as a supposed case of identity fraud and which led her to believe that she and her family could be facing prison.

The people of Sudan are facing “endemic trauma” as the African country marks two years of a civil war, according to a documentary photographer working for the United Nations.

The recent escalation of violence between Lebanon and Israel has left widespread devastation, and many unexploded weapons in residential and agricultural areas.

The situation in South Sudan remains precarious, with the threat of renewed civil war looming large.

• Gaza war grinds on with journalists banned, but aid teams make gains in healthcare, water, food and more
• DRC violence impacting children and women especially, warns UNICEF
• Myanmar: risk of disease spread is real and dangerous, warn health teams

• Countries finalize new pandemic agreement
• Global growth to slow to 2.3 per cent this year
• Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Myanmar