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Over half a million children in northwest Syria forced to flee amid continued violence and harsh weather

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On 13 February 2020, boys stand together at an informal settlement in the Syrian Arab Republic near...

UN Rights Chief: Syrian Civilians 'Have Nowhere to Go'

U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday civilians are at "higher risk than ever" in Syria as forces backing the government carry out an offensive to take back territory in the northwestern part of the country.

Fighting Road Fatalities and Injuries With Better Crash Data: New Road Safety Observatory for the Asia-Pacific Region

The establishment of the first regional Road Safety Observatory in the Asia-Pacific region was announced in Stockholm on the eve of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, on Febuary 18. The conference gathers ministers and policymakers...

Former Equatorial Guinea Former Chief Justice Pleads For International Help

A former chief justice in the central African nation of Equatorial Guinea has gone into hiding and is appealing to the U.S. and the United Nations for help as security forces hunt for him on the orders of the country's longtime ruler, Teodoro Nguema...