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The UN held a wreath-laying ceremony honouring fallen peacekeepers in observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May). A peacekeeper taking part in the ceremony.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached on May 29 night a political agreement on the WiFi4EU initiative and its funding which supports installing free public Wi-Fi hotspots in local communities across the EU: in public squares, piazzas, parks, hospitals and other public spaces.

President Donald Trump says he is deeply troubled by leaks to U.S. media about the Manchester bombing investigation in Britain and promises an investigation.

A nurse from the Kabea Kamwanga hospital treats a malnourished child with medical supplies provided by UNICEF, in May 2017

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) lays a wreath in honour of all peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag.

In 2016, Dr. Hong presented Dr. Jagdish Gandhi the World Citizen Education Award to recognize his years’ of contribution to human rights of children and justice.

Doctors and medical students took to the streets of Venezuela's capital Monday, the latest in a series of ongoing and increasingly violent street demonstrations, following protests over the weekend in which one man was set on fire.

To mark the Holy Month of Ramadan this year, ShareTheMeal, the official app of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), is launching two simultaneous fundraising campaigns -- one to help prevent famine in Yemen and another supporting Syrian refugee children and needy Lebanese children in Lebanon.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its first cash-based assistance for secondary school girls in Pakistan and is using biometric attendance data for the first time as part of its support to the FATA Secretariat education programme.

While access to reproductive and maternal health care is expanding, local custom keeps Fereshta (above), like many women in Afghanistan, from seeking timely emergency obstetric care.