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On the second anniversary of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has commended the significant progress made in recovery and rehabilitation efforts in the Philippines, but remains concerned about the unmet needs of children and their families, some still living in temporary housing.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a new US$10 million International Development Association (IDA) credit on November 6 for the Government of Liberia to improve access to income generation opportunities for targeted youth. This financing will also provide support for strengthening the government’s capacity to implement its cash transfer program.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped on 7 November in Sierra Leone, as 42 days – two Ebola virus incubation cycles – have now passed since the last person confirmed to have the disease had a second negative blood test, and pledged continued support to the country towards the recovery of essential health systems.

A refugee huddles up against the cold on the border between Serbia and Croatia.

EP President, Martin Schulz, is in Lesbos.

MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea, 5 November 2015 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham meets children receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Papua New Guinea.

Outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Léon, briefs the Security Council.

Asylum-seekers board a flight from Athens to Luxembourg.

Manolis Kefalogiannis

Joe Hullman, 13, works at San Pedro de Macoris municipal dump during his summer vacations looking for metal scraps in San Pedro de Macoris, in Dominican Republic.