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On 5 August 2016 in Aleppo, Syria, a child with spinal muscular atrophy who needs special medical care, now lives on the streets, after fleeing with her family from attacks and intense fighting in the 1070 neighbourhood.

BandarinTimbuktu, Mali

A wide view of the Security Council open debate on the topic “Challenges in addressing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials.”

Shackles used to bind slaves.

Alexis, 18, with his brother Wilson, 6, and their pet, a Caracara, at home in Omoa, Honduras.

Displacement site in Khamer, Amran Governorate, Yemen. About 200 families of the muhamasheen minority, displaced from Sa’ada by fighting, live in the site.

Two reports issued on 18 August show that 12 countries taking part in a UNHCR strategy to end detention of asylum seekers and refugees have made important progress towards ending detention of children over the past two years.

The Government of Uganda and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are implementing containment measures in the recently-opened Pagirinya settlement in Adjumani district following confirmation of an outbreak of cholera.

Fourteen-year-old Luny, was recently released from an armed group.

The United Nations envoy for Syria abruptly suspended the regular international humanitarian taskforce meeting in Geneva shortly after it started, saying it made “no sense” to continue unless there is a pause in the fighting so aid convoys could reach besieged areas of the war-ravaged country on Aug 18.