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Civilians flee the violence that erupted in the Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, South Sudan.

Children write on the blackboard at a school in the village of Staromykhailovka, which is on the frontline between the cities of Donetsk and Mariyanovka Ukraine.

The United Nations and the Government of Colombia on 17 February announced the launch of a new multi-partner trust fund in the country’s capital, Bogotá, to respond to stabilization and peacebuilding needs.

In Madaya, Syria, local community members help offload and distribute humanitarian aid supplies.

Representatives of law enforcement agencies from Eastern Europe and experts from international organizations during a discussion on greater co-operation among law enforcement agencies in combating the increasing spread of new psychoactive substances, Minsk, 17 February 2016.

The aftermath of a bombing by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

Strengthening protection and preparedness against cyber-attacks aimed at industrial control systems is the focus of a two-day table-top simulation starting in Madrid and organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department with the support of Spain’s Interior Ministry, on February 17.

Ahmed Najee, aged 9, collects UNHCR aid items in Taizz, Yemen.

"We at UNICEF are appalled by reports of attacks against four medical facilities in Syria – two of which were supported by UNICEF. One is a child and maternal hospital where children were reportedly killed and scores evacuated.

On 2 January 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali (right), Secretary-General of the United Nations, arrives at the Secretariat Entrance for his first working day at the United Nations. Aly Teymour, Chief of Protocol, escorts him into the building.