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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets children and families affected by Boko Haram violence on Niger trip
Orlando Bloom speaks with Eta, 12, Bosso, Niger, 19 February 2017. Two years ago Boko Haram forced into her family home and lined them up in the courtyard, looking for her father and threatening to kill everyone if they didn’t give him up. They fled.
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Only when the government takes off its mask can Taiwan move forward on human rights
The Review Meeting of the ROC’s 2nd Report Under the ICCPR & ICESCR was held at the Evergreen International Convention Center on Jan. 16-18, 2017
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Tackling hunger crises in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen requires $4.4 billion – UN
A community health worker with UNICEF partner Swiss-Kaalmo, based in Salamey Idale IDP camp in Somalia, goes door to door to spread health messages to mothers and children living in the camp.
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Business-as-usual not an option with future global food security in jeopardy, cautions UN agency
Farmers prepare land to plant turmeric. Bheri Ganga village, Surkhet district, western Nepal.
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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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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020