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On Africa Industrialization Day, Ban urges financing 'engines of development' to realize continent's potential

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A textile factory in Lesotho.

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Yemen: UN envoy announces resumption of cessation of hostilities

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Dar Sa’ad District, Aden, Yemen.

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FC Barcelona and UNICEF mark 10-year partnership at post-match event

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Girls play at St Michael All Angels Anglican Kindergarten in Komenda in the Central Region of Ghana on 21 May 2015.

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UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake statement on Universal Children’s Day: Protect the rights of every child

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On 9 November 2016, a young girl makes her way to Ain Issa, after escaping violence in the Al- Hisha village in rural Raqqa, Syria.

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Security Council 'deeply alarmed' over escalation of ethnic violence in South Sudan

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Wide view of the Security Council Chamber.

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US: Trump Should Repudiate Dangerous Proposals

End Divisive Campaign Rhetoric

Human Rights Watch again calls on United States President-elect Donald Trump to repudiate the dangerous proposals he made and the divisive rhetoric he used during the presidential election campaign. Ten days after his electoral victory, Trump has tempered some of his rhetoric, but he has thus far failed to clearly and unequivocally retract any of his proposals that would either directly violate US law and universal human rights norms or harm millions of people.

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IFAD signs US$25.5 million agreement to revitalize irrigation for drought-hit farmers in Zimbabwe

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Zimbabwe signed a US$25.5 million agreement to revitalize 6,100 hectares in 152 existing smallholder irrigation schemes in the semi-arid zones in four provinces: Manicaland, Masvingo, Matabeleland South and Midlands. Over 27,700 poor rural households will benefit from this programme on Nov 18.

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UN Food Agencies Call For Urgent Action To Address Southern Madagascar’s Worsening Food Insecurity

$67 million needed in food aid and farming support for upcoming planting season

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A farmer in southern Madagascar, hit by the drought.

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Myanmar: UN urges aid access, warns of rights violations after 'lockdown' in northern Rakhine state

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Rohingyas who were displaced by violence in 2012 stand outside their newly-rebuilt home in the village of In Bar Yi, Rakhine State, Myamar.

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UNHCR welcomes Kenya statement, urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees

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Workers erect up to 300 tents per day to accommodate 1,500 people in Ifo camp extension at Dadaab. The residents of the new tents are being shifted from unsafe areas at the outskirts of the camp.