14 February 2017
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today expressed his support for the countries like Oman that are in the forefront of mediation efforts to resolve conflict.
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Photo:High voltage transmission lines, like these in Lesotho, are a key component in national electrical grids. They also play an important role in energy security by reducing electrical loss in the form of heat.
Photo:In Madaya, Rural Damascus, children and their families wait for permissions to leave the besieged Syrian town.
Photo:A humanitarian aircraft undergoing checks at Juba Airport, South Sudan.
Photo:United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, right, visits the King Salman Humanitarian Centre in Riyadh during his trip to Saudi Arabia on 12 February 2017.
12 February 2017
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today expressed its grave concern at the recent escalation of violence in Helmand province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, and injured many more.
Photo:Left: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam January 16, 2017; Right: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 2017 "Congress of Tomorrow" Joint Republican Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Photo:Military peacekeepers and UN police from the UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) work with Haitian National Police to train for a quick reaction force that can deploy to troubled areas at the request of the Haitian government.
Photo:Secretary-General António Guterres (left) at a press conference in Istanbul with (right) Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of Turkey.