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2014: Year in review

2014: A look back at some of the year's major developments

24 December 2014
UN Affairs

Conflict, disease, human rights abuses and food insecurity combined to make 2014 a year marked by untold human misery. From the rise of violent extremism to the spread of Ebola, from war in Gaza to unrest in Ukraine, UN peacekeeping, diplomacy and humanitarian capabilities were pushed to the limit

A post box at a park in New York, where children can drop their 'letters for Santa'
UN News/Vibhu Mishra

North Pole: Santa swamped by millions of letters

19 December 2014
Culture and Education

With Christmas less than a week away, Santa and his helpers have been busy receiving stacks of letters from children around the world, according to the United Nations postal agency, which estimates the total this year will climb above 7 million.