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Students in Primary Seven at Zanaki Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during an English language class.

On February 20, the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) released approximately US $900,000 for health and food support over the next six months to around 140,000 Palestinians, almost half of them children, in dozens of West Bank communities, including in East Jerusalem.

Hosted by the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), a second meeting of experts to discuss ongoing OSCE research on trafficking in human beings for the purpose of terrorist activities concluded in Hammersmith, on February 19.

Inter-agency convoy to Duma, east Ghouta in the buffer-zone crossing the conflict line.

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.

A newborn infant receives specialised care at the UNICEF-supported Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Assosa General Hospital, in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, Wednesday 17 January 2018.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a multiyear contribution of US$10.5 million from the Government of Sweden to provide innovative solutions for building resilience of vulnerable populations in Ethiopia on Feb 19, 2018.

Afghan girls watching as someone is allowed in the transit zone in Röszke.

Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the lives and wellbeing of millions of children on the move, warned five UN and partner agencies on February 15. In ‘A call to action: Protecting children on the move starts with better data’, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, Eurostat and OECD together show how crucial data are to understanding the patterns of global migration and developing policies to support vulnerable groups like children.

Newly displaced Congolese refugees at the UNHCR emergency centre in Sebagoro Uganda.