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De Mistura told the U.N. Security Council he was leaving for "purely personal reasons." In his final month, he plans to make a major push to try to lay the groundwork for a new constitution in Syria.

"They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president to ever challenge China on trade, and we are winning on trade," the president said at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

The human rights team had recently released a report documenting the extrajudicial killing, torture and sexual assault of protesters by the government of President Daniel Ortega.

That's how the U.N. aid chief characterizes the situation. A cease-fire that could bring improvements was signed last week — and violated within hours.

Everyone has an opinion about the big logos slapped on humanitarian handouts, from bags of food to temporary toilets. Are they helpful? Or do they make recipients feel like "supplicants."

It's part of the government's strategy to control the flow of aid to conflict zones — and prevent rebel forces from receiving life-saving supplies.

The money was pledged by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two countries that have fueled the country's humanitarian crisis. Aid groups from Yemen and beyond weigh in.

The new secretary-general hoped to make 2017 a year of peace. But in a speech yesterday, he said that the world had gone in the "reverse" direction.

Tens of thousands of the customized candies were handed out at this week's U.N. General Assembly, printed with reminders about fighting poverty, climate change and global diseases.