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Security in Central African Republic improves, but situation remains fragile – UN envoy

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Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINUSCA Babacar Gaye (left) encourages ex-combatants to join the road to peace in the Central African Republic (CAR).

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More than 100 Somali refugees arrive home in Mogadishu from Kenya

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Somali refugees board a plane to return to Mogadishu from Dadaab camp in Kenya.

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Almost 100,000 flee Yemen in four months since fighting started

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A refugee from Yemen hides from the scorching sun in Obock, northern Djibouti. Obock has become a safe haven for hundreds of people fleeing increasingly violent conflict in Yemen.

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US leadership, support vital to host of global issues, UN chief stresses at White House

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US President Barack Obama (left) greets Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his arrival at the White House.

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Six years on, Congolese refugees who fled LRA return home from CAR

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Young Congolese refugees in Zemio camp in Central African Republic.

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Fast-talking Imam takes on new role as manager of IDP camp in Iraq

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Abu Seif began managing the camp less than three months ago. As the Imam of the local mosque, he had watched for more than a year as violence in neighbouring Anbar forced civilians from their homes.

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UN-backed international forum delivers roadmap for Somalia’s future

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Participants at the High Level Partnership Forum in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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UN marks World Breastfeeding Week with call for stronger workplace policies for nursing mothers

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In Maderia, Ethiopia, health extension worker Elsebeth Aklilu takes a break from counselling women and their children on best nutrition practices, to breastfeed her own 10-month-old son.

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Ban hails UN Member States' agreement on 'people's agenda' to end poverty, promote sustainability

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Fetching water at a borehole in the village of Bilinyang, near Juba, South Sudan.

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UN chief condemns killing of peacekeeper in Central African Republic

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MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in the Central African Republic.