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Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that “without including a wide range of diverse voices at every step” of the peacebuilding process, “any peace will be short-lived.” UNIFEED

Sudanese scholar, Raba Hakim, has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of going to university, thanks to a MasterCard Foundation scholarship. UNHCR

Five years ago, Unaisi Bolatolu-Vuniwaqa arrived in South Sudan as an Individual Police Officer serving with the United Nations to protect civilians and build peace. She rose rapidly through the ranks to become UNMISS’ first female Police Commissioner, leading thousands of officers in the conflict-affected country. On Thursday, she watched with pride and a touch of sadness as her officers performed a special parade of honour to bid her farewell. UNMISS

Parfait Hakizimana has endured tragedy, brutal violence and conflict. A refugee in Rwanda, he found strength, hope and courage through sports and his years of training as a professional taekwondo athlete took him all the way to the world stage - the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. UNHCR

A holistic, coordinated approach is urgently needed to transform agri-food systems and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This was the call made by the QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to world leaders participating in the opening of the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit. FAO / RAI - UN POOL

On World Hepatitis Day, global health agency Unitaid celebrates progress made against hepatitis C and looks towards 2030 elimination targets. UNITAID / FILE

In a year marked by the global pandemic, UNHCR’s key focus in 2020 was to advocate for the inclusion of refugees in COVID-19 national response plans but illnesses like malaria, acute malnutrition and psychological distress remained major health challenges for refugees. UNHCR

“There are sadly still too many people like Mladić,” the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Serge Brammertz told the Security Council following the announcement of conviction of Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb armed forces of genocide and persecution during Balkans wars 1992-1995. UNIFEED

UNHCR and partners are assisting displaced people who have fled the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thousands were forced from their homes as lava flowed towards the town of Goma. Many crossed the border to neighbouring Rwanda. UNHCR

Thousands of residents from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been evacuated following the volcanic eruptions of Mount Nyiragongo on May 22nd, as the Goma Volcanological Observatory has warned that the risk of a new eruption is real. UNTV CH