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Evelyn Amony was abducted as a child by the Lord’s Resistance Army and forced to become one of Joseph Kony’s 27 wives. Photo: UN Radio/Laura Jarriel

FEATURE: From Joseph Kony’s ‘wife’ to peace advocate – a courageous young woman’s journey to reclaim her life

As of June 2016, 4.6 million people are severely food insecure in the Lake Chad basin, of which 65 per cent are located in Northeast Nigeria, especially in the Borno and Yobe States. Photo: FAO/Patrick David

UN agency boosts support in Lake Chad Basin to safeguard agricultural livelihoods

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Sudanese refugee Amal Bakith cooks the first breakfast for her children a day after arriving in Ajuong Thok camp, South Sudan. During their long journey from South Kordofan, they had only rotten food to eat. Photo: UNHCR/Rocco Nuri

Welcoming Sudan’s cessation of hostilities, Ban urges ‘final peace’ through national dialogue

The Special Representative for South Sudan and head of UNMISS, Ellen Margrethe Loej, visited Malakal on March 8, 2016 to assess the situation and to meet with stakeholders on the ground, including community leaders within the protection site and Malakal t

South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief says action will be taken on probe into Malakal violence

A makeshift refugee shelter beside the highway east of Diffa, Niger. Photo: UNHCR/Boubacar Bamba

Niger: UNICEF reports more than 240,000 uprooted from homes in Diffa region

Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo in the ICC courtroom during the delivery of his sentence on 21 June 2016. Photo: ICC-CPI

ICC sentences former Congolese vice-president Bemba to 18 years in prison for war crimes

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita at the High-level meeting on the Malian Political Process. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

On first anniversary of Mali peace accord, Ban welcomes President's commitment to peace

Displaced people shelter on the grounds of a church in Bossangoa. Until recently, religious institutions were considered safe havens for people fleeing conflict in the Central African Republic. Photo: UNHCR/B. Heger

Central African Republic: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘outraged’ at attacks on aid vehicles

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Peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

Central African Republic: UN mission strongly condemns escalation of violence in country’s west

Africa Central African Republic (CAR)