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As fighting in Libya escalates, so does number of children ‘at imminent risk of injury or death’
Migrant children walk outside a detention centre located in Tripoli, Libya.
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6,000 children reunited with families after years of separation in South Sudan
Save the Children, UNICEF and partners have successfully reunited 6,000 children with their families after years of separation due to conflict. This is a milestone for the Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) programme in South Sudan since the first reunification of 420 children in 2014.
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Turn toxic e-waste into a source of ‘decent work’, UN labour agency urges
A disabled man operates a mobile phone repair business in Sri Lanka.
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Nicaragua crisis: One year in, more than 60,000 have fled, seeking refuge
Asylum-seekers from Nicaragua wait to file their applications at the immigration office in the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose (August 2018).
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Plan for troop pullback ‘now accepted’ by rival forces around key Yemen port, but fighting intensifying elsewhere, Security Council warned
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
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Recording artist Dua Lipa visits Lebanon with UNICEF to meet refugee children and young people
UNICEF supporter and singer/songwriter Dua Lipa visits children at the Najedh Association, a local NGO, in the Bourj el Barajneh Palestinian camp in Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2019. UNICEF has been working with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to improve access to formal education for both Lebanese and non-Lebanese children.
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Sudan Protesters Rally to Thwart Attempt to Break Up Sit-in
Sudanese protest organizers rallied their supporters to gather Monday outside of army headquarters in Khartoum, the capital, because the organizers said, there was an attempt to break up the days-long sit-in demonstration there.
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White House Looking at Sending Undocumented Migrants to Sanctuary Cities
The White House on Sunday, echoing President Donald Trump, said sending undocumented migrants to sanctuary U.S. cities that have protected them from deportation remains a possibility even though government agencies have said it would be impractical and there is no money allocated to do it.
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Omar Reports Rise in Death Threats After Trump Tweet
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she has experienced an increase in death threats in the days since President Donald Trump posted a video critical of her comments about the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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One month on from Cyclone Idai, 1.6 million children still reeling from its impact – UNICEF
At least 1.6 million children need urgent assistance – in healthcare, nutrition, protection, education, water and sanitation – one month after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, UNICEF said on April 14, 2019. Any prolonged interruption in access to essential services could lead to disease outbreaks and spikes in malnutrition, to which children are especially vulnerable.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020