Press Releases
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Women and children are disproportionately affected. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), young girls are the most demanded and profitable prey for traffickers. Above, a child stands in a curtained doorway in Yemen. UNHCR/Rocco Nuri
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A woman cradles her child in Kavimvira transit centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu Province. She is among hundreds of vulnerable Burundian refugees actively seeking safety there.
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Children in Zataari Camp in Jordan. © ONU/Sahem Rababah
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“Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment Day 2018, is a call to action for all of us to come together to combat one of the great environmental challenges of our time. © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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Mamadou Diallo was designated Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). © Leonora Baumann / UN / MINUJUSTH, 2018
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For Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly, the United Nations need a new approach to peace. © UN Photo