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As atrocities continued in Syria, members of an independent UN Commission of Inquiry (including Carla del Ponte in Geneva, above) called for justice for those responsible. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
A UN plan to safeguard Mali’s rich heritage, such as the mosque above in Timbuktu, was launched in Paris following Islamist attacks in the troubled country. Photo: UNESCO/Eloundou Assomo
UN officials in Kabul (above) announced that civilian deaths in Afghanistan dropped last year but attacks on women, children and political targets rose. Photo: UNAMA/Eric Kanalstein
The UN kicked off the ’International Year of Quinoa’ to raise awareness of the nutritional, environmental and economic value of the ancient Andean grain. Photo: Claudio Guzmán/FAO
Looking toward the development agenda after the term of current goals in 2015, the UN called for countries to make access to water and sanitation a priority. Photo: UNICEF/Asselin
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