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"The number of children in Yemen who have been killed as a result of conflict over the last 10 weeks is four times that of all those confirmed to have been killed in 2014. At least 279 children have been killed and 402 injured since the escalation of violence in Yemen which began on 26 March 2015, compared with 74 and 244, respectively, that were reported in the whole of last year.

"There can be no cultural relativism where human rights are concerned," said Louis Michel (ALDE, BE) on Monday, at the start of the 29th meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, in Suva, Fiji. He said human rights could not be breached in the name of cultural diversity, adding that this issue was at the heart of discussions in Europe, as well as in the ACP states.

South Sudanese queue to be registered in Sudan. With ID cards they will be able to access many rights.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at UN Headquarters in Geneva following meetings on Yemen.

The Government of Hungary and UNICEF signed an agreement to establish UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest on June 15. The new centre – the first of its kind for the global children’s organisation – aims to improve efficiency and cut costs by centralising key finance and human resources operations.

Syrian refugees try to reach the Greek border in an effort to continue their trip to central Europe.

At least 68 children are reported to have been killed and 180 injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on June 12. While no children were reportedly killed in the latest escalation near the town of Mariinka, west of Donetsk, there are anecdotal reports of children having been injured by heavy weapons fire.

António Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, holds the cheque he has just received from Abdullah Al-Matouq, advisor to the Emir of Kuwait. The money will be used to support of UNHCR's humanitarian response to the Syria crisis.

Sana'a (Yemen)