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People in conflict-affected areas of South Sudan collect food from WFP. Photo: WFP/Peter Testuzza

UN humanitarian agencies reach thousands of South Sudanese cut off for months

Adama Sankoh, who is the last Ebola case in Sierra Leone so far, was released from the Makheni Ebola treatment unit on 24 August 2015. Photo: WHO/M. Harris

Sierra Leone begins 42-day countdown to be declared free of Ebola virus transmission – UN health agency

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Le Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon à son arrivée à Abuja, au Nigéria. Photo ONU

Abuja: honouring victims of 2011 terrorist attack, Ban sees Nigeria as key partner in achieving UN goals

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Young women and girls carry water in Nigeria.

States Governors of Nigeria can implement locally the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN chief

People demonstrate in Bujumbura against a decision by Burundi’s ruling party to nominate President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term (April 2015).

UN chief urges Burundian President to ‘pursue path of inclusivity and reconciliation’

President Hassan Sheik Mohamud of Somalia.

UN and partners urge resolution to crisis after Somali legislators approve motion to impeach President

Former South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar (seated right) and Pagan Amum Okiech, representing the Former Detainees, sign the compromise peace agreement put forth by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Partners Forum (IGAD) mediation in Addis

South Sudan: UN chief looks forward to President Kiir’s endorsement of peace agreement

MINUSCA, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), on patrol in the capital Bangui. UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

Central African Republic: meeting reported victim of sexual assault, UNICEF provides 'every possible help'

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Truckers from Guinea wait to be screened for Ebola at the busy Konadu checkpoint in Lofa County, Liberia.

At Security Council, top UN health officials spotlight role of emergency preparedness in Ebola fight

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