Politics

Photo:Leaders attending the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, pose for a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony on 4 September 2016.

Photo:More than 70,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled to Uganda since violence broke out in Juba on July 8. Many of the refugees are women and children.

3 September 2016

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, emphasizing the key role of Turkey in the fight against Da'esh (ISIL), Mr. Ban's office said.

Photo:A delegation from the United Nations Security Council visits a camp for the internally displaced persons in Juba, South Sudan on 3 September 2016.

3 September 2016

Photo:United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama at a climate pact ratification ceremony in Hangzhou, China, on 3 September 2016.

Photo:Refugees, primarily from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are helped by volunteers as they disembark boats near Scala, on the island of Lesvos, Greece.

Photo: In August 2016, UN agencies provided urgent food items to 75,000 Syrians at the border with Jordan where conditions are very harsh. Jordan sealed the berm area in mid-2016 following an attack at a border post.

Photo:Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits a resettlement area in Palai Veemankamam South Village, in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, where he toured a shelter run by UNHCR, and latrines and well renovations administered by UNICEF. He also held a discussion with community representatives.

Photo:In Iraq, a UNICEF child protection staff member speaks to children who are staying in the Amiriyat Al Fallujah IDP camp in the province of Anbar that has been established for internally displaced persons fleeing conflict in Fallujah.

Photo:Members of the FARC-EP take part in the traning with the Government of Colombia and the UN Mission.