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Children bathe in a lake formed by excavation pits in Bentiu, South Sudan. Nationwide, only 41 per cent of children have access to safe, clean water.

The World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger welcomes a US$5.3 million contribution from the Government of Japan that underscores its ongoing commitment to help lift the most vulnerable Nigeriens out of poverty in a long-term, sustainable way.

The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the Genbaku Dome - at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

A baby has the circumference of the middle of the upper left arm measured for signs of malnutrition. The red (12cm)area is severe malnutrition, the yellow (13cm) is moderate malnutrition and the green (14cm) is good.

Edmond Mulet, Head of the Security Council Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria.

Children walk on a path between shelters at a camp for displaced people in Rakhine State, Myanmar, Thursday 6 April 2017. Most of the the displaced people are women and children.

A girl smiles as she attends a class at the School of Peace at the Kousseri internally displaced peoples site in the Lake Region, Chad.

The Council has extended the mandate of the EU co-ordinating office for Palestinian police support (EUPOL COPPS), as well as the mandate of the EU border assistance mission for the Rafah crossing point (EU BAM Rafah), until 30 June 2018. These missions are part of wider EU efforts in support of Palestinian state building in the context of working towards a comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a two-state solution.

Two boys, one 16 years old and the other 12, collect water from a damaged pipe on the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan. The water is pumped from the White Nile River, but is untreated, risking the health of those who consume it.