UN News
Syrians Clear Rubble With Their Bare Hands, Because Someone Has To
Syrians are literally moving mountains of rubble by hand, because the alternative is living under a pile of broken concrete forever.
2026-08-17
UN News
2026-07-17
UN News
Gaza Farmers Try to Replant Their Lives, But the Soil Keeps Shaking
UN helps Gaza farmers replant amid rubble and rockets, while West Bank settlers keep making peace harder - news at 11.
2026-04-22
UN News
Tuvalu Builds Digital Nation, Literal Land, As Sea Levels Rise Twice Global Average
Facing seas rising twice the global average, Tuvalu is spending $55 million to build new land, sending citizens to Australia, and creating a backup nation in the metaverse.
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