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South Sudan fighting forces thousands to flee

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Refugees from South Sudan shelter in Bitima, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Nickelodeon International’s Together For Good and UNICEF Partner To Help Every Child Reach Their Full Potential

On-going partnership kicks off with new PSA featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry takes a photo of herself and children at a primary school in Ampihaonana village in Madagascar.

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As 'most disaster-prone region,' Asia-Pacific needs risk-sensitive development, UN reports

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Urban-search-and-rescue members of USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) at work in Nepal.

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UN: Syria talks to begin next week, as humanitarian aid reaches more besieged areas

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Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (centre), flanked by his Special Advisor, Jan Egeland (left) and Yacoub El Hillo, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria briefing the press in Geneva.

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UNHCR expresses concern over EU-Turkey plan

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Refugees wait to board buses after crossing the border from Syria into Turkey after fleeing fighting around the city of Kobani in September 2014

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Ban marks UN’s 20th year in Bonn, stresses need for ‘shared responsibility’ on migration

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Refugees and migrants wait in line to be registered as asylum-seekers in Berlin, Germany.

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Yemen conflict leaves 2.4 million forcibly displaced

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A UNHCR aid convoy passes through a government checkpoint at it enters the centre of Taizz, Yemen.

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Schulz: “For the benefit of refugees we need to cooperate with Turkey”

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European Parliament President Martin Schulz and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu

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Iraq: senior UN official condemns Hilla bombing, deplores continuing loss of life

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Special Representative Ján Kubiš.

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Hopes fade for new Syrian friends camped at Greek border

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A group of seven Syrian refugee families, once strangers, arrived on the Greek islands together and are still together