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Billboard promoting peace in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Photo: IRIN/Chris Simpson

Ban urges calm, inclusive dialogue as mass protests sweep Burkina Faso capital

At age one, Fatima was subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in her village in Afar Region of Ethiopia which has one of the world’s highest prevalence rates. Photo: UNICEF/Kate Holt

In Kenya, UN chief kicks off global media campaign to end female genital mutilation

Girls in the city of Voinjama look at a poster that displays information and illustrations about how to prevent the spread of Ebola. Photo: UNICEF/2014/Liberia/Jallanzo

‘The only way to stop Ebola is at its source’ – UN chief

On a visit to Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport. UN Photo/Ilyas Ahmed

In Somalia, Ban lauds country’s progress towards stability, urges ‘continuity’

In the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) warehouse in Accra, Ghana, UNMEER's head, Anthony Banbury (left), spoke to some international media outlets on the latest developments in the Ebola Response. Photo: UNMEER

Ebola: UN mission concludes visits to affected countries. Presents ‘robust’ recovery plan

Photo: WHO/M. Missioneiro

Ebola: industry leaders meet to discuss vaccine trials, as UN agencies continue aid push

OHCHR Director in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Scott Campbell (right), and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović visit Shabunda, in the DRC’s South Kivu province in May 2012. UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti

DR Congo: UN rights chief condemns government's decision to expel envoy

Extreme violence in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in Nigeria has led some 250,000 civilians to flee their homes and find refuge in safer areas, staying mainly with host families. Photo: UNHCR/Helen Caux

UN agency reports growing number of refugees as Nigeria insurgency continues

WFP food convoy delivers assistance across Sierra Leone to various districts (September 2014). Photo: WFP/Gon Myers

UN chief stresses need for urgent global action as Ebola continues deadly rampage