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UK post-prison support extended to 45,000 offenders

A major gap which allows 45,000 short-term prisoners to leave prison unsupervised every year has been closed under a new law that has been brought into force.

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UN chief welcomes African Union's decision to combat Boko Haram

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) holds a press conference at the end of his visit to Ethiopia for the 24th Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, January 2015.

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In Addis Ababa, senior UN officials pledge ongoing cooperation with Africa on all fronts vital

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is greeted by Salva Kiir, President of the Republic of South Sudan.

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As fallen peacekeeper honoured in Lebanon, UN expresses concern over security situation

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Memorial service at the Beirut International Airport for UNIFIL peacekeeper Lance Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo, who lost his life on 28 January 2015 in the line of duty in southern Lebanon.

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UNICEF launches US$3.1 billion appeal to reach more children in emergencies

Over 60 million children at risk in "new generation" of crises

UNICEF is launching a US$3.1 billion appeal – its largest ever – to reach 62 million children at risk in humanitarian crises worldwide – a US$1 billion jump in funding needs since last year’s appeal.

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UNICEF emergency supplies flown in as crisis worsens in Darfur

UNICEF flew in emergency supplies in response to the growing influx of displaced persons into Um Baru locality, north east of the State capital, El Fasher, in North Darfur on 28 January. Over the last two weeks some 4,000 additional people have arrived to the locality, most of them are women and children. Their number continues to increase daily.

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UN Assembly hears Holocaust survivor’s plea to never forget ‘all human life is sacred’

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Holocaust survivor Jona Laks addresses the UN General Assembly’s annual International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

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Auschwitz anniversary: MEPs mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Ceremony at the European Parliament to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

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Over 1,000 children in bomb shelters in Ukraine urgently need help: UNICEF

Over 1,000 children are forced to seek refuge in underground bomb shelters in Donetsk city due to ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on January 27, 2015.

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South Sudan: UN welcomes demobilization of child soldiers amid signs of peace

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Children in South Sudan.