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Message from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore to staff

“For over 70 years, in communities around the world, UNICEF has stood up for the right that every child has to equality, health, education, opportunity, safety and dignity.

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UN chief underlines need to protect refugees and migrants in COVID-19 pandemic

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Refugees and migrants gather at the Pazarkule border crossing near Edirne, Turkey, hoping to travel into Greece.

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Yemen: ‘Hanging on by a thread’, UN chief requests funding to meet staggering humanitarian crisis

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A displaced family in Marib, Yemen, carries a winter aid package back to their shelter.

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‘Dogged pragmatism’ needed to save Ocean: UN Special Envoy

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Billions of people around the world depend on the Ocean for their main source of protein.

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UN Humanitarian Flight Arrives in Venezuela with Nutrition, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Supplies

A plane carrying 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid, aimed at providing nutritional support and improving access to safe water for thousands of families, has landed in the country to support the United Nations humanitarian response. With this shipment, the United Nations has brought more than 100 tons of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to generous funding from the international community.

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Statement on Yemen by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

"We are increasingly alarmed about the situation in Yemen.

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COVID-19: A ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence

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The protection of civilians is a key mandate for many United Nations peacekeeping operations including in the Central African Republic.

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Yemen aid lifeline near ‘breaking point’: UN food agency

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A family from Amran Governorate in Yemen shares lunch (file)

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Women peacekeepers from Brazil and India share UN military gender award

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2020 Military Gender Advocte Awardees, Major Suman Gawani (left) of the Indian Army formerly depolyed with UNMISS, and Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval officer working in MINUSCA.

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International Tea Day: Trusty cuppa represents ‘crux’ of today’s issues – UN General Assembly president

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Tea is a cultural and social tradition in Kyrgyzstan.