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Afghanistan

More than five million Afghans are displaced internally, including these families in Herat.

IOM/Mohammed Muse

More than five million Afghans are displaced internally, including these families in Herat.

Afghans are a proud people with a rich cultural heritage. They have known generations of war and hardship. They deserve our full support. The following days will be pivotal. The world is watching. We cannot and must not abandon the people of Afghanistan.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in remarks to the Security Council on Afghanistan, 16 August '21

Yemen

Devastation caused by protracted conflict in Yemen.

UN provides humanitarian aid in the country.

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

A child rummages through debris after a massive fire devastated the Balukhali area of the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.

UN responds to Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh

Mali

Voting cards are readied for distribution in the July 2018 presidential election in Mali.

UN seeks to maintain peace and security in Mali.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

President Moon Jae-in (right) of the Republic of Korea greets Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-Un of the DPRK in Panmunjeom, during the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.

UN supports DPR Korea's national efforts to ensure people's health and well-being.

Syria

Syria’s decade of conflict has taken a massive toll on women and girls.

UN responds to crisis in Syria.

Additional Focus

Nickolay Mladenov, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council.

A UNAMID peacekeeper from Tanzania interacts with children in Karbab village, South Darfur, during a routine patrol.

Sudan & South Sudan

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran (rear left) with Haitian families affected by cholera.

A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, Iraq, walk towards an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett

Refugees and Migrants

The UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, visits Zamai sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Minawao refugee camp in the Far North region of Cameroon.

Central African Republic