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World is failing newborn babies, says UNICEF
A newborn infant receives specialised care at the UNICEF-supported Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Assosa General Hospital, in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, Wednesday 17 January 2018.
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Sweden provides critical assistance for WFP resilience operations in Ethiopia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a multiyear contribution of US$10.5 million from the Government of Sweden to provide innovative solutions for building resilience of vulnerable populations in Ethiopia on Feb 19, 2018.
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Hungary: UNHCR dismayed over further border restrictions and draft law targeting NGOs working with asylum-seekers and refugees
Afghan girls watching as someone is allowed in the transit zone in Röszke.
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Massive data gaps leave refugee, migrant and displaced children in danger and without access to basic services
Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the lives and wellbeing of millions of children on the move, warned five UN and partner agencies on February 15. In ‘A call to action: Protecting children on the move starts with better data’, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, Eurostat and OECD together show how crucial data are to understanding the patterns of global migration and developing policies to support vulnerable groups like children.
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Fleeing DR Congo violence, thousands take perilous lake journey to Uganda – UN
Newly displaced Congolese refugees at the UNHCR emergency centre in Sebagoro Uganda.
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Causes of Rohingya refugee crisis originate in Myanmar; solutions must be found there, Security Council told
Pictured here, Rohingya refugees including women and children cross from Myanmar into Bangladesh at Palong Khali in Cox’s Bazar district.
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UNICEF on standby to support governments of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji as Cyclone Gita intensifies
As Tropical Cyclone Gita, the strongest storm to ever hit Tonga, intensifies and heads towards Fiji, UNICEF offers its support to the affected Pacific island countries of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji.
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More than 5,000 child soldiers released in 2017, but tens of thousands still being used in conflict – UN
A young child looks on as older boys play football next to a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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In Iraq, years of violence and conflict leave 4 million children in need
Violence may have subsided in Iraq, but it has upended the lives of millions across the country, leaving one in four children in poverty and pushing families to extreme measures to survive.
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Syria: Life 'living nightmare' for children in East Ghouta, UNICEF chief warns
Children fetch water in the town of Douma in the East Ghouta area of Rural Damascus, Syria.
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Human Rights
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
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020