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The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine agreed on 4 December 2017 to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination in promoting the rule of law and human rights, critical for the stable and democratic future of the country.

The tax reform legislation passed by the U.S. Senate leaves kids behind now and in the future, said Save the Children President & CEO Carolyn Miles and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) President Mark Shriver, on December 2.

Special Representative for International Migration, Louise Arbour, addresses the preparatory meeting of the intergovernmental conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

A child suffering from cholera lies on a bed at the Alsadaqah Hospital, Aden, Yemen, Monday 14 August 2017

The U.S. Congress, confronting allegations of sexual misconduct by several lawmakers, has approved legislation requiring all 535 members and their staffs to undergo mandatory anti-sexual harassment training.

Niger continues to grapple with insecurity, climatic shocks, extreme poverty and lack of basic services and infrastructure. The humanitarian crisis is worsening, with multiple crises in Diffa, Tillabery and Tahoua. In terms of severity, the humanitarian situation remains critical in the Diffa region, with the highest rate of population in need - 50 per cent.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for people in need of international protection.

The unprecedented drought, spanning at least four consecutive poor rainy seasons, has resulted in severe and growing humanitarian needs across Somalia, according to the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) released by the Somalia Humanitarian Country Team, on November 29. Humanitarian needs are on the rise due to limited rain, displacement, lack of access to basic services and continuing conflict.

The Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated US$70 million to provide critical life-saving activities across Yemen.

Ronda (right), who has been living in the open, washes clothes in the UN Protection of Civilians Site that houses thousands of displaced people in Wau, South Sudan.