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The United Nations (UN) today held a memorial service to honour UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty between July 2016 and the end of last year. UNIFEED

Launching the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund in New York today, the Special Envoy for Road Safety said “road traffic injuries are estimated to create 1.85 trillion dollars burden on global economy each year.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging the international community not to forget about the plight of millions of displaced people across the region. UNHCR

The United Nations (UN) condemned the recent attack on peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) which left one peacekeeper killed and several injured. UNIFEED

In a primary school in Lobonok, South Sudan, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) cleared landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) to ensure the safety of the teachers and children. UNMISS

In the face of forthcoming monsoon season, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners have begun relocating to higher grounds the Rohingya families sheltering in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, warning that many thousands will still face landslides and flooding when the monsoons arrive. UNHCR

Hours after Israel’s announcement on freezing an agreement with the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) to relocate thousands of African refugees and migrants, a UNHCR spokesperson said that his organization hopes that the “win-win agreement” could still be implemented. UNTV CH

Neither Ismain nor Walid knew anything about fishing before they wound up living on a Mediterranean island, both of them refugees in search of safety. But fishing has brought the Syrian and Iraqi men together, giving them a pastime and a possible view onto the future. UNHCR

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has launched a road safety campaign in the capital Juba, targeting motorcycle taxis, locally known as boda bodas.UNMISS

Jenipher Mutamba is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She found safety in Uganda and lives in the Oruchinga settlement. Jenipher is the founder of a savings group that’s transforming the lives of refugee women. She has also found another way to help her community by volunteering to work with teams from the government, UNHCR and partners verifying refugees using biometric data. UNHCR