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25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls

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Shushmita Rani and her friend Binky at primary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Lack of quality data compounds risks facing millions of refugee and migrant children

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On 10 December 2014 outside of La Casa del Migrante, a catholic shelter that supports migrants near...

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UN Aid Chief: Syrian Relief Operations Overwhelmed

Humanitarian relief operations are overwhelmed by the nearly one million people who have recently fled from violence in northwestern Syria, the United Nations' aid chief said Tuesday, repeating his calls for a cease-fire.

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US, Afghan Taliban Sign Peace Deal

After nearly 19 years of fighting, representatives of the United States and Afghan Taliban signed a peace deal Saturday in Doha, Qatar.

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