UN in Action

Hoda was blinded by a stray bullet while sitting in class at a UN-run school in Gaza. Filmed over fourteen years, this is the story of a Palestinian girl’s struggle to pursue education and build a new life. (Video courtesy: UNRWA)

Natalia Gallardo is a Uruguayan peacekeeper serving with the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO.) She is one of 900 peacekeepers from Uruguay working in the mission

Yemen is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. More than 22 million people need help right now. The impact of the conflict is devastating. Hunger is everywhere. 17 million Yemenis – 60 per cent of the population – do not know where their next

Supported by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Syrian Sports Academy holds classes for over 20 Syrian refugees to combat illegal immigration and build a new generation of sports players in Egypt. UN in Action: Episode # 1574

By learning how to plant and care for trees, primary school children are helping Kenya develop its forest cover to enhance and protect the environment through improved soil quality. UN in Action: Episode # 1573

Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed to the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) travel to remote parts of the country, where access to basic services is scarce. UN in Action: Episode # 1572

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world's youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the th

Gladys Ngwepekeum Nkeh is a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer from Cameroon, working with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. She coordinates with local communities in CAR’s capital, Bangui, to ensure security and empower

More than 640,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since August 2017, driven by violence and human rights abuses. The vast majority of the refugees are women and children. UN humanitarian agencies are working around the clock to respond to th

Nepal has been hard hit by climate change. Rural farmers are the worst affected. Many of them, like Laxmi Sunar, cope by reducing their food intake and migrating. Laxmi is one of hundreds of women farmers benefitting from joining an FAO-supported pr