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A United Nations peacekeeper in Mali interacts with children in the Mopti region of the West African country. (July 2019)

African cooperation on peace ‘increasingly strong’, Security Council told

Taban Deng Gai, First Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan

South Sudan ‘heading towards lasting peace and stability’, UN General Assembly told

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Félix Antoine Tshilombo Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-fourth session.

DR Congo President outlines vision for a ‘more representative’ UN Security Council

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Locals in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo take part in a community road recovery project funded by UNDP.

UN chief sets out roadmap to ‘raise ambition’, fund sustainable development

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Mali President outlines achievements and challenges since 2015 peace deal

Faiez Mustafa Serraj, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Libya facing ‘serious crisis’ fueled by outsiders bent on dividing the county, UN Assembly told

Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Central African Republic President says country ‘remains fragile’, despite progress on peace deal

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George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, addresses the General Assembly

Liberia credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’, outlines plan to reduce poverty, boost growth

As part of a UNDP-led green renovation project, technicians install solar panels at a police academy in Rajaf, South Sudan. (21 August 2018)

Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough