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Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director, urging all parties at Geneva talks to put Syria’s children first
On 5 August 2016 in Aleppo city in the Syrian Arab Republic, a child with spinal muscular atrophy who needs special medical care, now lives on the streets of western Aleppo city, after fleeing with her family from attacks and intense fighting.
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Life-saving support urgently needed in Greater Unity region
On 17 February 2017 in Juba, Hellen Maneno holds her baby Emmanuel Laki, a child with severe malnutrition, at the malnutrition ward in Al Shabbab hospital in Juba, South Sudan.
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'Time lost means lives lost,' warns UN aid chief, releasing funds to tackle drought in Ethiopia
In February 2016, villagers gather at the Ula Arba water point, in Ziway Dugda Woreda, Arsi zone Oromia region, Ethiopia.
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Yemen’s Brutal Conflict Pushing One Million Displaced to Return to Danger (Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release)
As fighting spreads in Yemen in February 2017, a recently displaced family receives UNHCR assistance, a tent to live in, in the coastal governate of Al Hudaydah. Some 34,000 people fled their homes in Al Mokha and Dhubab districts as the conflict intensified.
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Nearly 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – UNICEF
On 5 February, a woman plays with her 2-year-old son, Kuot Kune, at the UNICEF-supported Al-Shabbah Children’s Hospital, where Kuot is being treated for severe acute malnutrition, in Juba, the capital.
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At least 65,000 children released from armed forces and groups over the last 10 years, UNICEF
On 27 May, a soldier with an AK-47 rifle slung over his right shoulder stands near children just released from armed groups, in Bangui, the capital.
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Famine declared in region of South Sudan – UN
Displaced women and children under a hot sun in South Sudan's Maban County, where food shortages are causing tension.
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Severe food shortages hit Africa’s refugees hard, UNHCR and WFP warn
The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are very concerned that critical shortages in food assistance are affecting some 2 million refugees in 10 countries across Africa.
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Attack in Somali capital a reminder of extremists' indifference towards human life – UN envoy
Billboards displaying a variety of advertisements along a street in Mogadishu, capital of the Horn of Africa nation Somalia.
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OSCE supports training course for border guard instructors in Kazakhstan
An OSCE-supported five-day training course on presentation skills for instructors of the National Security Committee’s Border Guard Service and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) concluded on 17 February 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
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Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020