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Affordable and effective vaccine brings Africa close to elimination of meningitis A

OCHA Director of Operations John Ging (centre), meeting with community representatives, during a one-day visit to Upper Nile State, South Sudan, on 21 October 2015.

South Sudan: UN relief wing warns of 80 per cent increase in food insecurity over past year

Africa food insecurity

Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone – UN health agency

Africa Sierra Leone

IDP’S attend a training session on Human Rights, Gender and Sexual Violence in Mogadishu, Somalia, which was supported by the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

UN-supported toll-free hotline aims to help tackle gender-based violence in Somalia

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten

Western Sahara: as conflict nears fortieth year, UN chief reiterates call for 'true negotiations'

Africa Western Saharan Conflict

Humanitarian food assistance at the Zintan main food warehouse in the Nafusa Mountains, Libya. Photo: OCHA/Jihan El Alaily

Top UN humanitarian official in Libya calls for immediate release of abducted aid workers

Peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) man a guard post overlooking a POC (Protection of Civilians) site in Juba.

South Sudan: UN mission secures safe release of all personnel taken hostage in Upper Nile state

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Ban welcomes 'peaceful and orderly' elections in Tanzania

Africa Tanzania

Young Somali men participate in a vocational training and education program in Burao, Somaliland. But as Africa’s population grows, the number of people escaping conflict in countries like Somalia will continue to rise. Photo: UNDP Somalia

Bashi's journey may signal a bigger refugee crisis to come

Africa refugees