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A woman hangs washing out to dry at the Vathy Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) on the island of Samos, Greece. Refugee families are struggling at the reception centres on the island of Samos due to overcrowding, leading to deteriorating conditions.

Refugees overcrowded to ‘boiling point’ on Greek island, warns UN agency

31 August 2018

Migrants and Refugees

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The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

ISIL continues to pose a ‘serious challenge’ worldwide – UN counter-terror chief

23 August 2018

Peace and Security

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at the Wreath-laying Ceremony for the Observance of the 15th Anniversary of the Bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad, on 17 August 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York.

‘Stop and listen’ to victims of terrorism, UN chief urges in message marking international day

21 August 2018

Peace and Security

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A busy roundabout in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan; the UN has welcomed a ceasefire for the Eid holiday.

UN mission welcomes Afghan government’s announcement of Eid holiday ceasefire

20 August 2018

Peace and Security

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An injured girl is being treated at Althawra Hospital in Hudaydah, Yeman. She was injured along with her brothers and her uncle, while the family was trying to relocate farther from the fighting that same day in Aljah area, Bait Alfaqih district. (2018).

Senior UN children’s advocate says they ‘should never be targeted by violence’

17 August 2018

Peace and Security

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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to terror victim Sayad Mushtaq Hussaini (left) at a multimedia exhibition to mark the first International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism, NY, August 2018.

UN chief encourages victims of terrorism to ‘raise up their voices’

17 August 2018

Peace and Security

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Children in Southern Afghanistan who were vaccinated against polio by a government health workers, supported by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization.

‘No safe way’ into battle-scarred Afghan city of Ghazni to deliver aid as traumatized children search for parents

17 August 2018

Humanitarian Aid

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United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

UN condemns ‘heinous’ suicide attack on education centre in Afghanistan

16 August 2018

Peace and Security

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A young girl looks through a paneless window frame near Kabul, in Afghanistan, 2013. Civlilians in Afghanistan have borne the brunt of an almost 20 years of conflict.

Afghanistan: UN chief calls for 'urgent' ceasefire and opening of peace talks

16 August 2018

Peace and Security

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A partial view of the exterior of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that was destroyed by a truck bomb on 19 August 2003.

UN should never be a target, Baghdad bombing survivors stress, 15 years after deadly attack

10 August 2018

Peace and Security

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