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UNPOL patrol in the Menaka region in the far north-east of Mali. The region is experiencing increasing insecurity as a result of attacks by terrorist groups and armed bandits. Credits: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

'Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert

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Secretary-General António Guterres attends a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Event on Digital Coding at the 32nd Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo Credits:UN Photo/Antonio Fiorente

Female African coders ‘on the front-line of the battle’ to change gender power relations: UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Photo Credits:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief

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Diego Garcia-Sayan, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, is warning that judicial independence in Nigeria is at risk.(File) Photo Credits:UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre

Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert

UN Secretary-General speaks to the media in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following a meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. 9 February, 2019.

African continent ‘an example of solidarity’ towards migrants and refugees: UN chief

Peacekeepers have been stationed in Western Sahara since 1991 when the UN mission, MINURSO, was established. (file) Photo Credits:UN Photo/Martine Perret.

Western Sahara: a 'peaceful solution’ to conflict is possible, says UN envoy

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Preventing and resolving conflicts must form ‘backbone’ of collective efforts – UN chief

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Malawian peacekeepers in Côte D'Ivoire were key to the success of the UN mission there, known as UNOCI. Photo Credits:UN Photo/Patricia Esteve

Sustainability, peace, security ‘best guarantee against instability’ Guterres to Security Council

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Peacekeepers with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) consult a map as they drive through vast desert areas in Smara, Western Sahara. Photo Credits:UN Photo/Martine Perret

First Western Sahara talks at UN in six years, begin in Geneva

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