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Humanitarian Coordinator condemns latest violence in Bangui

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Najat Rochdi, condemns in the strongest terms possible the new wave of violence that was witnessed in Bangui on May 1.

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Combating ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse allegations remains ‘key’ UN priority, as 54 new allegations emerge

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Secretary-General António Guterres has made fighting sexual exploitation and abuse a key priority.

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Geneva Palais briefing note: 55,000 Rohingya refugee children at risk due to floods and landslides as pre-monsoon rains start in Bangladesh

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Rohingya children from Myanmar play on a bamboo bridge crossing a shallow body of water at high tide in Shamlapur refugee camp, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh on 19 April 2018.

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Qatar Fund For Development Supports WFP’s Food Assistance Program in Iraq

The Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) has made a contribution of US$3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme to provide assistance for displaced people in Iraq. The funding will support more than 22,000 Iraqis living in camps.

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Pakistani Police Charge US Security Officer in Traffic Incident

Pakistani authorities have charged a U.S. Embassy security officer with trying to obstruct an investigation into a traffic accident involving an American diplomat on Sunday.

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Coalition Forces in Syria Renew Fight Against Islamic State

U.S.-supported Syrian forces have launched a new offensive to remove Islamic State from the militants’ last stronghold, the oil-rich eastern province of Deir al-Zour.

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South Sudan: Aid Workers Freed, Humanitarian Deaths Reach 100 Since December 2013

Ten aid workers who were detained while on an assessment mission near Yei, Central Equatoria, have been freed. The humanitarian workers were held by an armed opposition group in South Sudan for more than five days, since 25 April.

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Women Protest After Spanish Court Clears 5 of Rape Charges

Outraged Spaniards filled the streets across the country Thursday to march against what many considered to be the light punishment for five men charged with raping a teenage girl in 2016.

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oPt Humanitarian Fund releases US$ 2.2 million in funds to meet urgent humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip

On April 26, the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) announced the release of US$ 2.2 million to address urgent humanitarian needs resulting from the massive rise in Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.

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UN Peacekeepers Uncover Suspected Mass Graves in DRC

U.N. investigators have uncovered what they believe to be five mass graves in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the scene of nearly 20 years of fierce ethnic fighting.