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The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic has deteriorated since 2017. This trend persisted during the first quarter of 2018, with massive waves of new displacements and increasing humanitarian needs.

On 17 April 2018 in Yambio, South Sudan, Ganiko*, 12, and Jackson*, 13,, stand during a ceremony to release children from the ranks of armed groups and start a process of reintegration. Jackson and Ganiko were best friends when they served together.

The coalition headed by fiery anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appears headed to victory in Iraq's parliamentary election.

With nearly all the ballots counted, al-Sadr's Marching Toward Reform alliance was leading in six regions, followed by the group headed by Iraqi militia commander Hadi al-Amiri.

The Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on May 13, called for the protection of Palestinians, particularly children and health workers, in the context of demonstrations taking place in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and for demonstrators to refrain from actions that prevent the functioning of the main entry point for humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip.

Police in Indonesia say a family of five carried out Monday's suicide bombing attack on a police headquarters in Surabaya that left 10 people wounded.

The Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on May 13th, called for the protection of Palestinians, particularly children and health workers, in the context of demonstrations taking place in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and for demonstrators to refrain from actions that prevent the functioning of the main entry point for humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip.

Over the past two days more than 160 participants, including media actors, governments and civil society organizations from across the South-Eastearn European region gathered in Struga to discuss the most pressing media freedom challenges and provide recommendations for the improvement of press freedom and the media environment in the region.

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier has begun sea trials.

The still-unnamed ship left the northern port of Dalian early Sunday to "test the reliability and stability of its propulsion and other system,'' the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

A voter at a polling station in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, taking part in the first national elections since the Iraqi military declared victory over ISIL in late 2017.

Children gather at the school in Ndenga village, 30 kilometres from Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic. As of October 2017, violent clashes and inter-communal tensions fuelled by armed groups have continuously increased in the country.