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On 24 January 2016, officials from the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) visited Anka and Umm Rai, North Darfur, and interacted with the displaced population who spoke about their concerns regarding the lack of food, shelter, water resources and

Darfur: UN expresses grave concern over new hostilities and impact on thousands of civilians

Failed sorghum crop, as the current El Niño pattern, being the strongest ever recorded, has caused severe drought in Ethiopia. Photo: UNOCHA Ethiopia/Lemma Tamiru

As food emergency intensifies in drought-hit Ethiopia, UN appeals for more resources

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A displaced mother prepares food for her child outside the UNAMID base in Um Baru, North Darfur. UN Photo/Hamid Abdulsalam

Amid military confrontation in Darfur, ‘limited’ progress on resolving conflict – UN peacekeeping chief

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Women and children arrive in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site for internally displaced people, in Unity State, South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF/Sebastian Rich

As deadline slips in South Sudan, UN chief urges African partners to revive peace process

Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, Toby Lanzer, plays with a child at a Gao malnutrition treatment center in Mali. Photo: OCHA/A. Desgroseilliers

With Mali at turning point, commitment to lasting peace and development a ‘must’ – senior UN relief official

A man rests on a bag of rice distributed by Qatar Charity for iternally displaced people (IDPs) affected by flooding and clan conflict in Jowhar, Somalia. November (2013)UN Photo/Tobin Jones

El Niño threatens at least 60 million people in high-risk developing countries – UN agency

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A visiting Security Council delegation arrives in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. Photo: UNIC Bujumbura

Security Council delegation visits Burundi in diplomatic push to end months of political tension

Two and a half million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) are fgacing hunger. Photo: WFP West Africa

Half the population of Central African Republic faces hunger, UN warns

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UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) peacekeepers. UN Photo/Basile Zoma

Côte d’Ivoire: UN peacekeeping force reduced in light of country’s progress towards stability

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