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Increasing violence in Yemen taking intolerable toll on children: UNICEF

With conflict escalating in many parts of Yemen, children continue to be killed, injured, displaced and put at increasing risk from disease, UNICEF said on April 6.

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On International Day, UN underlines role of sport in promoting development, peace

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Girls line up during a basketball drill in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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Civilian casualties, humanitarian concerns mounting as Yemen fighting continues - UN

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A family finds temporary shelter at a school in Aden Governorate, Yemen.

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Senior UN official calls for disarmament push amid uptick in global tensions

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On International Day, UN official underlines role of sport in promoting development, peace

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Girls line up during a basketball drill in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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UN agency demands end to Yarmouk fighting, calls for protection of civilians

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Destruction caused by fighting in Yarmouk, Syria.

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UN expresses 'outrage' at 'heinous' Al Shabaab attack on Kenyan university

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Wide view of the Security Council Chamber.

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As Yemen conflict intensifies, UN relief chief urges all sides to do more to protect civilians

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Children attend classes in Yemen, where over 600 schools have been damaged as a result of conflict.

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Marking World Day, UN calls on businesses to commit to employing people with autism

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‘Children urgently need our protection,’ warns UN child rights envoy as casualties mount in Yemen

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Children attend a puppet theatre in the Al-Mahareeq area in Aden, Yemen.