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A train snakes its way through Seoul.
The Asia-Pacific region has been developing stronger international transport links, with increasingly coordinated development of both railway and road networks.

Yasushi Akashi, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled to the Democratic People's Republic at Korea (DPRK) to assess the impact of three years of continuous flood damage on the population.
Shown here is a bridge damaged by the floods.

Unique ID UN7ALB50471

Aerial view of a Kenyan Navy launch just off the coast of the Somali port city of Kismayo.
The last bastion of the once feared and brutal Al Shabaab extremist group, Kismayo fell to forces of the Somali National Army (SNA), the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Government-affiliated Ras Kimboni Brigade two days ago.

Uruguayan peacekeepers with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) practice a ship-boarding exercise on the “UN 12” vessel on Tanganyika Lake near Uvira, South Kivu.
The troops’ mission on the Lake is to protect commercial navigation against piracy and armed groups who carry out attacks and extort illegal taxes.

A view of the high Norwegian Arctic while aboard the Research Vessel Lance. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the region to observe first-hand the effects of climate change.

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Headline Busan, Republic of Korea's Largest Port City

Caption Description A view of shipbuilding and ship repair yards in Busan, the fifth largest port in the world and the Republic of Korea’s largest port city and second most populous city after Seoul.
Since 2006 the Asia-Pacific region has become the second largest aggregated economy in the world, accounting for 29% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) following extraordinary GDP growth rates in recent decades.

Unique Identifier UN7344062

NICA ID 490550

Production Date 07/15/2011 10:34:35 AM

City/Location Busan

Country Republic of Korea

Credit UN Photo/Kibae Park

File size 8.12 MB