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Children of Kachin need protection and have a right to peace, says UNICEF

Recent fighting between the Myanmar National Army and the Kachin Independence Army in the vicinity of Man Win Gyi and Momauk areas (Southern Kachin State) has forced thousands of people, including an estimated 1,000 children, to leave their temporary...

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UN mission in South Sudan condemns ethnic killings in Bentiu

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UNMISS Mongolian battalion evacuating civilians on 16 April from Bentiu, Unity State, after...

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UN cautions Syria against holding presidential election amidst ongoing ‘tragedy’

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Members of a Syrian refugee family huddle around a stove inside their shelter days ago in Lebanon’s...

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Children killed in brutal South Sudan fighting

A number of children have been killed in this week’s fighting in South Sudan - some in an attack on displaced civilians while others have been caught in the crossfire or died as a result of being recruited by armed groups and forces, UNICEF said.

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