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Refugees from Central African Republic, Merveille, aged nine and Octavie, seven, were given a chance to start over in Canada with their family in 2016.

At the end of a three-day visit to Niger, the new United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, on September 11, commended the Government of Niger for tackling the country’s complex humanitarian crisis, including leading the provision of life-saving aid to 400,000 people in the Diffa region, where one out of two people require humanitarian assistance and Boko Haram attacks remain a grave threat.

Security Council unanimously adopts resolution to impose tighter sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, briefs the Security Council on the situation in the country.

A child walks past mattresses laid on the floor in the women's section of the Al-Nasr detention centre in Zawiya, Libya, Sunday 20 August 2017.

A boy suffering from measles receives treatment at Al-Jumhouri Hospital, Sa’ada, Yemen Sa’ada, Yemen, Thursday 21 July 2016.

On 8 September 2017 in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, a boy stands in the mud in the area of Gaia, most affected by the hurricane Irma. Thousands of families, including many who are farmers, have had their homes and fields covered with mud.

A young girl does her school work in Karachi, Pakistan.

Children lining up for their one meal per day at a school in Bandarero, Northern Kenya.