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UNAMID Conducts Medical Check-Ups in East Darfur

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:25:50 GMT

Mary Oyiboh, a Nigerian nurse with the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), checks a child’s blood pressure in El Daein, East Darfur, Sudan. The UNAMID clinic assists about fifty people from the local community, mostly women and children, every Tuesday and Thursday.

Residents of South Sudan Cope With Aftermath of Heavy Rains

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 06:25:50 GMT

Floods brought on by heavy rains have affected thousands in several parts of South Sudan.

Several women make their way from a local market to their village on the outskirts of Aweil, in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.

Locals Displaced by Heavy Fighting in DRC's North Kivu

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:25:50 GMT

Displaced by the heavy fighting between FARC Government forces and the Mai-Mai Cheka militia group, a woman prepares a meal behind the school where she has sought refuge in Bunyampuli, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province.

Graduation Ceremony for Officers of Libyan National Police

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:25:50 GMT

Non-commissioned officer Hafsa Hussein, 23, is one of eight women who graduated today from a course intended to prepare members of the Libyan national police for assuming their responsibilities, and guaranteeing security in the national polls scheduled for June.

UNAMID Head Hears Concerns of Displaced

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:25:50 GMT

A woman living in Kassab Camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Kutum, North Darfur, expresses her sorrow over the increase in rapes in the area. During a visit from Ibrahim Gambari, the Joint Special Representative for the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), she asked him to assure the protection of women in the camp. More than 25,000 people live at Kassab, and UNAMID troops organize patrols every day to monitor the area.

Women and Children at Community Clinic in Rural Bangladesh

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:25:50 GMT

A group of mothers and their children at the the Mobarakpur Community Clinic in Kulaura Upazila, northeastern Bangladesh.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the clinic to spotlight the importance of ensuring access to women’s health care in rural areas, as part of his Southeast Asian tour of health facilities for women and children.

Niger Families Face Drought and Rising Food Prices

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:25:50 GMT

A woman is assisted by the World Food Programme (WFP)'s food and cash distribution centre in Bargadja, Niger.

Prices at Niger‘s food markets are spiking in the aftermath of a patchy harvest, causing concern among food security experts that many could soon go hungry. The failed harvest, brought on by drought, has driven prices up. According to the Government of Niger, some 750,000 people across the country are severely food insecure, a number expected to reach one million by early 2012 as Niger moves towards its traditional lean season in March and April. In response to the looming food crisis, WFP is aiming to support some 3.3 million people over the coming year with life-saving food assistance.

Mother and Child at Disease Research Centre in Dhaka

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:25:50 GMT

A woman and her infant child at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Centre was visited by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as part of his three-nation Southeast Asian tour of maternal and child health facilities.

Displaced Darfuris Farm in Rainy Season

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:25:50 GMT

A woman displaced from Shangil Tobaya rides her donkey on farm land rented for the rainy season by others like her in Dali, close to Tawila in the Sudanese state of North Darfur. She is part of a community that fled heavy fighting in Shangil Tobaya (North Darfur) in early 2011 and set up camp in Dali.

Rice Harvest in Timor-Leste

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:25:50 GMT

A woman harvests rice in the district of Oecussi, Timor-Leste.