At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At the U.N. building in New York, “United Nations” means the trappings of protocol, the gravitas of diplomatic relations, the grandiose speeches.
But in the field, to many, the “United Nations” means water wells and mosquito nets and vaccination drives.
This week, African leaders brought the field to the headquarters as they told stories of illiteracy and malnutrition, about people living with HIV and without electricity.
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