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Youssou N'Dour, renowned Senegalese musican, performs at the special event ""Every Woman Every Child"" to support the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health.

Brazilian Peacekeepers stationed with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) distribute health and hygiene packs during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 schoolchildren from the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by MINUSTAH's Community Violence Reduction section and the non-government organization Timoun Bouke (…

Children clown around during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 young residents of the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by Community Violence Reduction section of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the non-government organization Timoun Bouke (Children in Danger).

A Brazilian Peacekeeper stationed with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) paints a child's face during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 schoolchildren from the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by MINUSTAH's Community Violence Reduction section and the non-government organization Timoun Bouke (Children…

A Brazilian Peacekeeper stationed with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) holds a child during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 schoolchildren from the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by MINUSTAH's Community Violence Reduction section and the non-government organization Timoun Bouke (Children in Danger).

Brazilian Peacekeepers stationed with the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) coach a boy through an obstacle course during a day of sport, cultural and educational activities for over 300 schoolchildren from the volatile slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event was put on by MINUSTAH's Community Violence Reduction section and the non-government organization Timoun…

Andry Nirina Rajoelina (seated), President of the Transitional Government of the Republic of Madagascar, signs the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. To the right of Mr. Rajoelina is the UN Officiating…

Ibrahim Khalil, 17, at the newly restored library at the Cultural Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur. The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) sponsored the rehabilitation of the library, which was inaugurated today.

Four-year-old Xima Awada Yakub (left) and her sister, Zamai, reading books at the newly restored library at the Cultural Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur. The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) sponsored the rehabilitation of the library, which was inaugurated today.

A volunteer with the international NGO Kuwait Patients Helping Fund prepares a mixture for malnourished children in Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDP), North Darfur. This mixture is composed of corn, soy, wheat, sugar and oil, and distributed by the World Food Program (WFP) through a program called Integrated Blanket Supplementary Feeding.

A special event, "Girls Speak Out: Showcasing Girl Activists from around the World", is co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Peru and Turkey in celebration of the second annual International Day of the Girl Child. Malika, a girl activist, speaks at the event.

A view of participants during the first international celebration of World Kiswahili Language Day. July 7th was declared World Kiswahili Language Day at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in November 2021.