Photo:Refugees, primarily from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are helped by volunteers as they disembark boats near Scala, on the island of Lesvos, Greece.
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UN humanitarian chief sees first-hand harrowing conditions of refugees at Syria-Jordan border's berm
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.
Photo: On 25 August 2016 UNRWA laid the cornerstone of what will become its largest logistics base in the Gaza Strip. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion at the construction site in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Photo: On 25 August 2016 UNRWA laid the cornerstone of what will become its largest logistics base in the Gaza Strip. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion at the construction site in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Photo: On 9 June 2016, WFP and partners delivered food for 2,400 women, children and men in besieged Darayya.
Photo: UNIFIL peacekeepers do Blue Line marking.
30 August 2016
The United Nations Security Council today unanimously extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), until the end of August 2017.
Photo:A view of the Ivindo River flowing through Ivindo National Park in east-central Gabon.