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The next phase of the Ebola response in DRC is all about expeditionary surveillance: teams of epidemiologists fanning out over hundreds of kilometers by motorcycles through the remote rainforests http://bit.ly/2sKruPr  via @WHOpic.twitter.com/BeWQh4ms9o

Ready for the bin? Actually, no! Under the black peel, you’ll likely find a ripe banana that is fine to eat! Peel before you throw! Let’s respect our food. #foodwaste #ZeroHunger via @FAOpic.twitter.com/HuYgaA45pk

New data published by @UNstats show that, overall, people are living better lives than they were a decade ago, but that progress to meet the #globalgoals has not been rapid enough. Read the new report #SDGs : http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2018 …...pic.twitter.com/3n6ROJDLgY

#Yémen : des centaines de milliers de civils en danger à #Hodeïda. Le point avec @JensLaerke d’@UNOCHA_fr - https://bit.ly/2MP4t6s pic.twitter.com/kCJEQ7QYln

An estimated 1.7 billion (yes, billion!) children experience violence every year. It doesn't have to be this way. Sign @WorldVision’s pledge to help create a safer world for children → https://uni.cf/2MypNwR  #ItTakesAWorld #ENDviolence via @UNICEFpic.twitter.com/kqjHC5xyL3

"The human rights situation of the people of #Venezuela is dismal." New @UNHumanRights report updates on human rights violations, impact of economic & social crisis on the rights to food & health: https://bit.ly/2t7EJsS pic.twitter.com/LSIV2d4p1O

"The failure to hold security forces accountable for such serious human rights violations suggests that the rule of law is virtually absent in #Venezuela" - watch spox Ravina Shamdasani brief press in Geneva on new @UNHumanRights report published today https://bit.ly/2t7EJsS pic.twitter.com/cNIgSY8Dt1

Who do you admire for defending or promoting human rights? Draw them. We’re calling on kids to draw for human rights. Parents, siblings, teachers: spread the word! http://www.kids4humanrights.org  ¦ Deadline: 31 October #Kids4HumanRights #StandUp4HumanRightspic.twitter.com/FMQtPppSqK

With 2,000+ businesses in Kakuma refugee camp, refugees are helping grow the economy & build bridges with the host community. Discover the story of Esperanza Tabisha, a fashion designer from #DRCongo living in Kakuma, through this @UN_News_Centre web story https://bit.ly/2KhZ9d4 pic.twitter.com/EV1S0DdfpJ

The numbers are staggering. But behind the statistics are people. Each with a unique story, a unique journey, and a unique tragedy. We must not forget that. https://trib.al/O9YlFgG  via @Refugeespic.twitter.com/NM7hhFZKaJ

Interested in working at the UN The Young Professionals Programme is now open for applications until 9 August. @UN_Careers has more details: http://bit.ly/1aAemgZ pic.twitter.com/63Hx0ZlIsO

Almost two-thirds of the world’s children under 1 year old live in countries where fathers are not entitled by law to a single day of paid paternity leave. @UNICEF is calling for investment in family-friendly policies: https://uni.cf/2HL9SaT  #EarlyMomentsMatterpic.twitter.com/9Kn0YBJTDX

"We must renew our focus and shared commitment to a world free of AIDS. The pandemic is not over, but it can be. We must all do our part." -- @antonioguterres https://bit.ly/2l6iL63 pic.twitter.com/vyX9Lq0koL

Do you follow UN Geneva on #Instagram? Don't miss out on photo highlights and behind-the-scenes shots of the work that goes on in the Palais des Nations http://goo.gl/Jh9PpA pic.twitter.com/N8LdPdsqnt

The United Nations is grateful to the more than one million UN peacekeepers who have served under the UN flag & to the Member States that have so generously contributed to UN operations over the past 70 years. #PK70 https://bit.ly/2IlJfgQ  #ServingForPeace @UNPeacekeepingpic.twitter.com/7ng1i8dXVy

6 astronautes à bord de @Space_Station, ont lancé ce mercredi un message de paix lors du Forum de l'@ONU_fr sur l'espace #UNISPACE50 organisé à Vienne par @UNOOSA: https://bit.ly/2lnrJM8  via @ONUinfopic.twitter.com/kVFmtJc0VR