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Here’s a selection of photos and videos you may have missed posted on UN social media accounts from around the UN system over the past few weeks and shared with our social media team. Thank you to all who contributed!

Young Libyan scouts recently marched the streets of Tripoli carrying colorful placards to warn about the danger of landmines and raise public awareness on International Day for Mine Awareness. Thanks to UN Mine Action Service (@MineAction) for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

Dressed in white, 130 imams gathered at United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) earlier this month to discuss their role in the peace process of the region. Thanks to @unamidnews for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

United Nation’s Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos spoke at an event on international humanitarian response to the crisis in Syria. “The brutal conflict is not only shattering Syria’s present: it is also destroying its future,” she said. Thanks to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for posting this photo of aid reaching children there and more in this photo album on Facebook.

Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador against Human Trafficking Mira Sorvino tweeted this photo recently from the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Thanks to Mira for posting this and more on her Twitter account @MiraSorvino.

In this photo over 200 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed at a safe location outside of Mogadishu, Somalia. Here, a team of soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) dispose of weapons on a regular basis in order to ensure the safety and security of civilians. Thanks to United Nations Photo for posting this and more on their Facebook page.

Earlier this year, a severe earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Solomon Islands leaving thousands of people homeless. In this photo, a team of nurses is heading out to one of the health clinics on the islands to help the local people there. Thanks to the World Health Organization (WHO) for posting this and more photos in their Facebook album.

Yelena Gagarina was just 2 years old when her father, Yuri Gagarin, was the first human to journey into outer space in 1961. She visited the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna recently to attend a pre-premiere of the film “Gagarin. First in Space.” Thanks to @UNOOSA for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

This photo collage features images from the Proud to be Indigenous campaign running through end of May where indigenous peoples from all over the world show are invited to share why they are proud of their heritage. Tweet your own photo by tagging #Proud2BIndigenous! Thanks to Proud To Be Indigenous for posting this and more on their Facebook page.

Delegates are pick up their badges in World Health Organization‘s lobby prior to the 66th World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva this month. Thanks to @WHO for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

World Food Programme (WFP) in action: here’s one of its teams on the ground pre-positioning high-energy biscuits in Bangladesh ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Mahasen. Thanks to @WFP for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, spoke at this year’s World Summit on the Information Society, the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. Thanks to @ITU for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

In this video interview, ITU catches up with Kofi Annan to ask how technology might help empower the world’s youth. Thanks to ITU for posting this and more on their YouTube account.

A clear visual impact of the conflict in Syria on civilians — satellite images from @UNOSAT – show startling growth of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan in less than 6 months. Thanks to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (@UNOCHA) for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

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In Mali, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is using flat boats to ferry food up the Niger River to communities like Timbuktu which have become hard to access as a result of the conflict. Travelling by boat is both safer and faster, allowing WFP to deliver food to areas which might otherwise be cut off.

Here’s a photo of UN Headquarters taken the day after the greater New York City area was hit with a major blizzard. Thanks to our colleague @JimLandale for sharing the image.

Peacekeepers from Chile brought school supplies and clothing to 120 children in an orphanage in Haiti. Thanks to @MINUSTAHMedia for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

In Mopi, Mali, internally displaced persons receive food rations from the World Food Programme (WFP). Thanks to @WFP_WAfrica for posting this and more on their Twitter page. Get more information on the crisis in Mali on this UN News Centre news focus page.

This mother from Mozambique gave birth on the roof of a house due to the threat of rising flood waters. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with its partners stepped in to provide her with postnatal care. Thanks to @UNFPA for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

These children from the International School – Campus des Nations took part in a the recent Holocaust through the Arts programme in Geneva. Thanks to UN Geneva Information Service for posting this photo and more on their Facebook page.

In Malawi, children smile as they receive the nutrition they need. Thanks to @WFP for posting this photo and more on their Twitter page.

In Malawi, children smile as they receive the nutrition they need. Thanks to the World Food Programme (WFP) for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

Last Monday was United Nations Association of America (UNA-USA) Members’ Day at the UN which included attendees of all ages like these young leaders. Find out more about the event in this Storify recap.

The United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) has opened a housing project for refugees in Rafah, Gaza, which means thousands of new homes for refugees. Thanks to @UNRWA for posting this photo of the housing project and more on their Twitter account.

Petra Cadova (with microphone), former table tennis Olympian and currently Policy Officer for Director General for Health at the European Commission, attended the Cine-ONU screening of “Ping Pong” to celebrate the European Union Year of Active Ageing, and said in an interview: “Ping Pong is, in terms of active and healthy ageing, a life cycle approach.” Find out more and watch a video interview on this Facebook page.