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Yemen

When fighting broke out in 2015, Yemen was already considered one of the world’s poorest countries.

WFP/Reem Nada

When fighting broke out in 2015, Yemen was already considered one of the world’s poorest countries.

I stand in solidarity with millions of suffering Yemenis. And the United Nations and the wider international community are with you every step of the way. Together, inshallah, we can bring the suffering in Yemen to an end.

Secretary-General António Guterres in remarks to the Pledging Conference for Yemen, held in Geneva, 26 February '19

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Over half of the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, are women and girls who are the focus of UNFPA’s humanitarian response.

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

In schools in Aleppo, Syria, students are taught how to move around safely in the city, to avoid potentially hidden explosives, after years of warfare between Government and opposition forces.

UN responds to crisis in Syria.

Middle East

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

UN and partners work for peace in the region.

Additional Focus

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