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In Cameroon, one out of every three girls is married before the age of 18. Married at 14 against her will, Habiba, now 17 years old, is determined to help other girls stay in school and follow their dreams. (Video courtesy of UNICEF)

Non-state armed groups and droughts have displaced over 830,000 people in one year in Burkina Faso. Climate change, landscape degradation and slow economic development also exacerbate food insecurity and undernutrition in the country.

Cocaine production hit all-time highs in 2019, leading narco-traffickers to seek new points of transit from South America to Europe. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime supports the international response to drug trafficking and organized crime.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is working with partners to protect crops and livelihoods in East Africa, amid the region’s biggest locust outbreak in decades.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) supports the Lebanese Civil Defense’s (LCD) response to fire hazards in south Lebanon, which is prone to fire hazards during the dry summer season.

After the tragic landslide that killed 116 people, Koshe landfill site in Addis Abba is safer now. Managed by UN-Habitat, the dumpsite rehabilitation project repaired the area and prevented further landslides. UNIA 1637

For the first time ever, Pakistan has deployed a Female Engagement Team (FET), to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).

One of the biggest causes of climate change may surprise you: emissions from buildings. In the United States many believe that changing the way we construct buildings can help heal the planet, with a new technology called Passive House. UNIA#: 1636

In Senegal, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners are carrying out a conservation project, known as "RESSOURCE", to help protect wetlands and migratory birds. Video courtesy: FAO Music: courtesy of Motion Array

The Voyager Golden Record shot into space in 1977 with a message from humanity to the cosmos. Bill Nye, "The Science Guy" explores the United Nations' role in helping the record come to life. UNIA no. 1632(/br)