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A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria on May 10, 2019, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children.

Millions of children across Yemen face serious threats due to malnutrition, (file 2018)

A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Monday amid tensions between the two countries over the political crisis in Venezuela.

China's foreign ministry says Chinese negotiators are preparing to travel to the United States for their next round of trade talks, after U.S. President Donald Trump complained the process was taking too long and threatened higher tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese goods.

China objected Monday to the passage of two U.S. warships near disputed islands in the South China Sea.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the warships entered the waters without Chinese permission.

Palestinian officials say a cease-fire with Israel has been agreed to by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

The agreement, reached with the help of Egyptian mediation, was to take effect at 01:30 UTC. So far the cease-fire seems to be holding.

Insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province led to more than 100,000 people fleeing their homes in April.

UN chief António Guterres

An Auxiliary Nurse Midwife performs critical ante-natal services in Shrawasti, India.