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After ‘year of breakthrough and horror,’ Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at his end-of-year press conference.

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More than 16 million babies born into conflict this year: UNICEF

Following a year of historic global agreements, world must translate promises into action to benefit most vulnerable children in 2016

More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said on December 17, a figure that underscores the vulnerability faced by increasing numbers of children.

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UNICEF fears hunger in Malawi, embarks on mass screening for malnutrition across country

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A young boy in Malawi has his height measured.

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UNICEF: 500 children die every day from lack of safe water, sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa

West & Central Africa conference on financing for water, sanitation aims to get more funding to sector

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A little girl waits to fill her water container in the village of Kikonka, Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2011.

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‘Unrelenting’ Israeli-Palestinian violence leaves nearly one person dead every day – UN rights office

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A Palestine Red Crescent Society responder tends to the wounded during a Bethlehem skirmish. Clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank have left many injured by rubber bullets and tear gas.

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Burundi: UN urges immediate action to stop ‘senseless’ violence

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A young boy from Burundi, forced to flee his home due to violence, looks at his new surroundings in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania.

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UNESCO concerned about damage to underwater archaeological site of the San José shipwreck in Panama

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The Need for Global Public Works: The New Silk Road Becomes the World Land-Bridge

The sheer number of explosive crises around the globe makes previous pre-world-war situations look calm by comparison. The recent downing of the Russian fighter jet by Turkey, which qualified American sources say Turkey would never have done without tacit support from the White House, and the subsequent support given by both President Obama and NATO to the Turkish action, demonstrate how close we are to the present, new Cold War becoming a hot war. This is underscored by the launch-on-warning-readiness of the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia, which have a decision time of mere minutes.

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UK urges support for UN process in Libya

UK called for unity at a meeting to demonstrate unified international support for the UN-led effort in Libya.

UK Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood called for unity on 13 December at a meeting in Rome to demonstrate unified international support for the UN-led effort to establish a Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya. He urged parties to the process to come together in support of an inclusive deal.

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Historic climate deal in Paris: EU leads global efforts

The European Union has played a key role in brokering today's historic agreement in Paris, where 195 countries adopted a new universal, legally binding global climate deal.