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25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls

Two and a half decades after the historic Beijing women’s conference, violence against women and girls still not only common, but accepted

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Shushmita Rani and her friend Binky at primary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Lack of quality data compounds risks facing millions of refugee and migrant children

UNICEF, IOM, UNHCR, OECD, countries and other partners join forces to protect children through the International Data Alliance on Children on the Move

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On 10 December 2014 outside of La Casa del Migrante, a catholic shelter that supports migrants near the Lechería Train Station, in the municipality of Tultitlan, State of Mexico, Maria [NAME CHANGED], 16 (on right), from Honduras travels north with her younger siblings, expecting to cross the border to the United States to reunite with her family.

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UN Aid Chief: Syrian Relief Operations Overwhelmed

Humanitarian relief operations are overwhelmed by the nearly one million people who have recently fled from violence in northwestern Syria, the United Nations' aid chief said Tuesday, repeating his calls for a cease-fire.

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US, Afghan Taliban Sign Peace Deal

After nearly 19 years of fighting, representatives of the United States and Afghan Taliban signed a peace deal Saturday in Doha, Qatar.

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UN Chief Calls for Cease-fire Before Syria Gets 'Entirely Out of Control'

General Antonio Guterres said the escalation of fighting in Syria is “one of the most alarming moments” of the conflict and called for an immediate cease-fire.

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2.9 million people, including 1.6 million children, affected by one or more humanitarian crises in Niger, in 2020

UNICEF urges greater support for children and families in need

Nearly 3 million people in Niger, more than half of whom are children, need humanitarian assistance amidst the risks posed by insecurity, malnutrition, recurrent disease epidemics, cyclical floods, droughts and displacement. UNICEF called for increased attention to the plight of children and their families on Febuary 21.

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15 child soldiers released in South Sudan

On Febuary 26, 15 children associated with armed forces and armed groups were released in South Sudan, UNICEF said. The boys ranging from 16 to 18 years of age were taken as prisoners of war during clashes in the northern parts of the country in 2019. Marked the end of their imprisonment, their time in an armed group and the start of a new life, on Febuary 26.

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Malaysia’s 94-year-old PM Tenders His Resignation

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad tendered his resignation to the king Monday, his office said in a statement, but did not give further details.

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UN Refugee Chief welcomes South Sudan’s government of national unity

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South Sudanese refugees take part in biometric verification at Khor Al Waral camp in Sudan.

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Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands - UNHCR’s Grandi

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An elderly Afghan asylum-seeker and her daughter outside Moria, on the Greek island of Lesvos.