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Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram

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After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram, in northeast Nigeria, one of the Chibok girls recounts the horrific conditions they experienced.

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South Sudan: UN peacekeepers deployed to enable aid delivery to Upper Nile's Aburoc area

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Access to safe water is vital for thousands of civilians sheltering in and around Aburoc, South Sudan.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra meets child survivors of sexual violence in Zimbabwe

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra (right) speaks with twelve-year-old Paonei at the Childline drop-in centre in Epworth, Zimbabwe, Friday 5 May 2017. Childline was established in 1997 by a group of Zimbabwean women and provides free, confidential

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More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan

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Refugee children walk home together after school in Nyumanzi refugee settlement.

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Baku Forum: Time to find 'magic formula' for peaceful coexistence, says UNESCO chief

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View of Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Security Council condemns attack against UN Mission in South Sudan

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An UN patrol in Upper Nile state, South Sudan.

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Urgent action needed to protect children in ‘forgotten crisis’ in Central African Republic: UNICEF

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Veronique Nem and some of her children who spent 6 months hiding in the bush in Bohong after violence broke out in Central African Republic.

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World needs 'soft power' of education, culture, sciences, to combat 'ancient hatreds'– UNESCO chief

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Night time view of Baku, Azerbaijan.

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UN migration agency transports hundreds of South Sudanese refugees from border into Ethiopia

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IOM buses transport South Sudanese refugees from Pagak entry point to the Gore-Shembola refugee camp.

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WFP Renews Commitment To Support Lao PDR On Journey To Middle Income Country Status

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed an agreement in support of WFP’s new five-year programme, which is designed to help the Government of Lao PDR achieve the Sustainable Development Goal targets, as well as Middle Income Country status on May 05.