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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on November 18, appointed prominent Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, Dato Sri Tahir, as its third Eminent Advocate in recognition of his valuable and selfless work on behalf of millions of refugees.

A primary school in Hujjaira, Rural Damascus, Syria, damaged due to continuous violence in the area.

A textile factory in Lesotho.

Dar Sa’ad District, Aden, Yemen.

Girls play at St Michael All Angels Anglican Kindergarten in Komenda in the Central Region of Ghana on 21 May 2015.

On 9 November 2016, a young girl makes her way to Ain Issa, after escaping violence in the Al- Hisha village in rural Raqqa, Syria.

Wide view of the Security Council Chamber.

Human Rights Watch again calls on United States President-elect Donald Trump to repudiate the dangerous proposals he made and the divisive rhetoric he used during the presidential election campaign. Ten days after his electoral victory, Trump has tempered some of his rhetoric, but he has thus far failed to clearly and unequivocally retract any of his proposals that would either directly violate US law and universal human rights norms or harm millions of people.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Zimbabwe signed a US$25.5 million agreement to revitalize 6,100 hectares in 152 existing smallholder irrigation schemes in the semi-arid zones in four provinces: Manicaland, Masvingo, Matabeleland South and Midlands. Over 27,700 poor rural households will benefit from this programme on Nov 18.

A farmer in southern Madagascar, hit by the drought.