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Even as the UN reported progress in the fight against Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it warned there is no room for complacency and stressed the need to eliminate the disease and ensure recovery. A huge step forward was the reopening of schools in Guinea this week after being closed for three months due to the outbreak. Photo: UNMEER/Martine Perret

Even as the UN reported progress in the fight against Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it warned there is no room for complacency and stressed the need to eliminate the disease and ensure recovery. A huge step forward was the reopening of schools in Guinea this week after being closed for three months due to the outbreak. Photo: UNMEER/Martine Perret

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon being interviewed by CNN while in Davos. UN Photo/Mark Garten

At the annual World Economic Forum, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders to maintain their focus on a broad range of climate, development and gender equality issues, declaring that 2015 must be "a year of global action." Mr. Ban is seen above being interviewed by CNN while in Davos. UN Photo/Mark Garten

2011 demonstration in Sana’a, Yemen. Photo: IRIN/Adel Yahya

UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced concern about developments in Yemen after the President and Prime Minister resigned amid a takeover of the capital by Houthi militants. He urged all sides to remain engaged with his Special Adviser, Jamal Benomar, who is trying to help find a way out of the crisis. Seen above is a 2011 demonstration in Sana’a. Photo: IRIN/Adel Yahya

General Assembly holds a meeting to address concerns of a rise in anti-Semitic violence worldwide. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

"The fight against anti-Semitism is inseparable from our wider quest for peaceful coexistence and human rights for all," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as the General Assembly held a meeting to address concerns of a rise in anti-Semitic violence worldwide. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

A teacher and student at a school in India. Photo: UNESCO/GMR Akash

A joint UN report showing that some 63 million young people between the ages of 12 and 15 are denied their right to an education, mainly because they are marginalized and poor, provided a "wake-up call" to ensure basic education for every young person. Seen here are a teacher and student at a school in India. Photo: UNESCO/GMR Akash

Members of a UN-mandated inquiry, Philip Alston (left) and Fatimata M’Baye (right), told reporters in New York that war crimes are being committed in the Central African Republic and called for the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Members of a UN-mandated inquiry, Philip Alston (left) and Fatimata M’Baye (right), told reporters in New York that war crimes are being committed in the Central African Republic and called for the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

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