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UN Humanitarian Flight Arrives in Venezuela with Nutrition, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Supplies

A plane carrying 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, aimed at providing nutritional support and improving access to safe water for thousands of families, has landed in the country to support the United Nations humanitarian response. With this shipment, the United Nations has brought more than 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to generous funding from the international community.

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Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

"We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen.

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COVID-19: A ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

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The protection of civilians is a key mandate for many United Nations peacekeeping operations including in the Central African Republic.

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Yemen aid lifeline near ‘breaking point’: UN food agency

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A family from Amran Governorate in Yemen shares lunch (file)

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Women peacekeepers from Brazil and India share UN military gender award

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2020 Military Gender Advocte Awardees, Major Suman Gawani (left) of the Indian Army formerly depolyed with UNMISS, and Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in MINUSCA.

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International Tea Day: Trusty cuppa represents ‘crux’ of today’s issues – UN General Assembly president

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Tea is a cultural and social tradition in Kyrgyzstan.

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Surge in violent attacks during COVID-19 lockdown puts children’s lives at risk in eastern Ukraine

UN Children’s Agency calls for all parties to the conflict to join global ceasefire and end more than six years of fighting

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Two-year-old Dariy with his grandmother in their home in Krasnohorivka, eastern Ukraine.

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COVID-19: Dangers mount for migrant children forcibly returned to northern Central America and Mexico during pandemic

Virus fears compound existing discrimination and violence for returned migrant children, leaving them doubly at risk, UNICEF warns

Since early March, at least 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been returned from the United States to Mexico and northern Central America – El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – despite serious protection risks in their communities of origin aggravated by COVID-19, UNICEF reported on May 21,2020. Over the same period, at least 447 migrant children were returned from Mexico to Guatemala and Honduras.

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UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership to support children and families affected by COVID-19

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12-year-old Elizabeth and 10-year-old Justin follow a Social Studies lesson on the EDU TV while doing their revision at home in Kibera. Justin's brother, Morara who is in the kindergarten doodles on an exercise book. Elizabeth is in Standard 6 and Justin is in Standard 5, "I am familiar with most of the topics the teacher is teaching" he said.

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At least 19 million children at imminent risk as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall in Bangladesh and India

Cyclone and COVID-19 present dual threats to children and families in the region, warns UNICEF

At least 19 million children in parts of Bangladesh and India are at imminent risk from flash flooding, storm surges and heavy rain as Cyclone Amphan makes landfall on May 20, UNICEF has warned. The Indian state of West Bengal, home to more than 50 million people, including over 16 million children, is expected to take a direct hit from the powerful storm.