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300 Haitian Children Participate in MINUSTAH Activities Day

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:51:00 GMT

A Brazilian Peacekeeper stationed with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) holds a child during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 schoolchildren from the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by MINUSTAH’s Community Violence Reduction section and the non-government organization Timoun Bouke (Children in Danger).

Haitians Receive Government Food Aid in Aftermath Tropical Storm Isaac

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:51:00 GMT

A young girl waits in line for food aid being distributed by the Hatian government in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac. The storm swept through Haiti on 25 August with high winds and heavy rains, flooding low-lying areas of the capital Port-au-Prince and the south and seriously damaging camps for people displaced by the January 2010 earthquake.

Displaced Residents of Eastern DRC Take Refuge in Outskirts of Goma

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Residents of Rutshuru Territory of North Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have fled fighting between the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group, and taken refuge in Kanyaruchinya camp, four kilometers north of the provincial capital Goma.

A young displaced girl looks after live stock in Kanyaruchinya camp.

UNAMID Opens Clinic and Schools in North Darfur

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Girls from Kuma Garadayat welcome the arrival of a UNAMID delegation to celebrate the inauguration of six development projects, known as Quick Impact Projects, implemented by the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). These projects focus on the areas of education, sanitation, health, community development, and the empowerment of women. They include a clinic, a women’s’ centre and several schools.

UNAMID Opens Clinic and Schools in North Darfur

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Girls from Kuma Garadayat sing a song during the inauguration of six development projects, known as Quick Impact Projects, implemented by the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). These projects focus on the areas of education, sanitation, health, community development, and the empowerment of women. They include a clinic, a women’s’ centre and several schools.

Zawiya, Libya, Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Anti-Qadhafi Uprising

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Girls wave and flash victory signs at a passing helicopter during a military parade in the western city of Zawiya, Libya, held to mark the anniversary of an uprising last year that cleared the way for the anti-Qadhafi forces' march on Tripoli.

UNHQ Hosts Social Innovation Summit 2012

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Avery Winthrop McCall (right), Teen Advisor at Girl Up, speaks at the Social Innovation Summit 2012’s event on “Empowering Women and Girls”.

Security Council Visits Refugee Camp in Liberia

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Susan Rice (left), Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, and Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, both leaders of the Security Council delegation, speak with a young girl in the welcoming party at a refugee camp in Zwedru, Liberia. The Security Council is visiting the country as part of its six-day mission to West Africa, which includes stops in Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire.

Youth Olympic Centre in Lusaka, Zambia

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:51:00 GMT

A portrait of a young girl, in her boxing gear, at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The centre, inaugurated in 2010 by the International Olympic Committee, was visited today by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IOC President Jacques Rogge.

Secretary-General Meets Students of UN-Run School in Gaza

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:00 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon poses for a group photo with students of a school for girls, run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.