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$15 million meth, guns and illicit cash seized as alleged syndicate dealing drugs in Perth dismantled

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UNICEF's New Year appeal for Syria: Cease fighting in the northwest and end the nine-year war

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

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On 16 November 2019 in Idlib governate, Syrian Arab Republic, a child peeks out of a temporary shelter in an informal settlement in Killi, near the border with Turkey.

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Secretary-General calls for global participation in UN75 dialogues for better future for all

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Youth from the Senegalese group Afriyan take a stand for teenage empowerment, following their meeting with UNFPA Regional Director, Mabingué Ngom Mabingué Ngom.

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Germany: Investment Plan for Europe - EIB provides EUR 185m for modernising regional rail in Greater Berlin

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR 185m for modernising regional rail in Greater Berlin. DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing is set to lease new, EIB-financed rolling stock to Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG), which in January 2019 won Lots 1 and 4 of the Europe-wide tender launched by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) for the modernisation of the “Elbe-Spree” network. The EU bank loan is guaranteed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the central pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. The EIB and the European Commission work together as strategic partners on this initiative, with the EU bank using its financing to help make the European economy more competitive.

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President Liliane Maury Pasquier’s New Year wishes for 2020

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Finding common ground in East Africa, a UN Resident Coordinator blog

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People living along the Kenya-Uganda border are amongst the poorest in the region.

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Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement

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Celebrating UNAMID UN Day in Hasahisa IDPs Camp in Zalingei, Central Darfur, Sudan. (2019)

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Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope

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Secretary-General António Guterres is photographed by a student during a visit to a school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) at Baqa’a Camp in Jordan.

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2019 concludes a ‘deadly decade’ for children in conflict, with more than 170,000 grave violations verified since 2010

Three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010, an average of 45 violations a day

Children continue to pay a deadly price as conflicts rage around the world, UNICEF said on Dec 29, 2019. Since the start of the decade, the United Nations has verified more than 170,000 grave violations against children in conflict – the equivalent of more than 45 violations every day for the last 10 years.

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Nearly seven million displaced children face freezing weather

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