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“In this dark month of January, conflicts and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have once again taken a devastating toll on children. They were killed in ongoing conflicts, suicide attacks, or frozen to death as they fled active warzones.

A 16 year-old was subjected to FGM when she was seven years old.

The European Union and Georgia held the 4th meeting of the Association Council on 5 February 2018. The Council is the highest body established under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement to supervise the implementation of the Agreement and to discuss issues of mutual interest.

On 31st of January, the Humanitarian Community in Iraq launched the Real-Time Accountability Partnership (RTAP), a multi-agency initiative for addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies. The RTAP aims at institutionalizing actions to address and prioritize GBV across the humanitarian response and endeavors.

Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium, right) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, address the press following the signing of a Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhancing Partnerships on Peace and Security in 2017 (File).

Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the media at UN Headquarters.

Newly arrived refugees from South Sudan tell UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock why they fled.

The Swedish Government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement on Jan 02, with Sweden making a historic commitment of approximately US$370 million in flexible funds to WFP over the next four years (2018 to 2021). The contribution is the largest ever made by a donor within a WFP Strategic Partnership Agreement.

A White House official says President Donald Trump plans to approve the release of a classified memo alleging that top law enforcement officials were biased against the president.

UNHCR staff and local authorities assist recently arrived Cameroonians seeking refuge in Obanliku, south-east Nigeria, October 2017.