Politics

Photo:Attacks by Boko Haram and counter-insurgency measures in the Lake Chad Basin have displaced more than 2.5 million people in four countries.

Photo:Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen.

23 January 2017
Approving an updated United Nations whistleblower policy today, Secretary-General António Guterres is seeking to enhance protection for individuals who report possible misconduct or cooperate with duly authorized audits or investigations.

Photo:Snow lays next to tents provided by the UNHCR at the refugee camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, January 10, 2017.

Photo:Russian woman protesting decriminalization of domestic violence in front of Russia’s state parliament building holds up a sign: "'I gave you life, and it is mine to take.' 11 756 boys and girls subjected to domestic violence in 2015.” Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2017.

Photo:Scene on the national mall, Women's March, Washington DC, January 21, 2017.

JANUARY 21, 2017

Photo:Migrants wait in line to receive free food during a snowfall outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia January 9, 2017.

Photo:Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump formally accepts the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 21, 2016.

Photo:A wide view of the Security Council meeting on peace consolidation in West Africa.