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New fund aims to unlock $1 billion for children’s nutrition

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A woman in Laos mixes locally packed micro nutrient powered called Super Kid, in her child’s food.

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Terrorism: tackling the threats to the EU's security

Terrorism continues to pose a threat to Europe's security, but what is the best way to tackle it? The Parliament's civil liberties committee held a hearing on 14 April to discuss with experts the evolving terrorist threats, the fight against extremism and radicalisation and what the EU could do to help.

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Women’s empowerment key to end sexual violence in combat, UN envoy tells Security Council

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Security Council imposes arms embargo on Yemen rebels, demands all parties resume UN-backed talks

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Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions.

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UN urges Kenya to reconsider Dadaab camp closure, displacing some 350,000 refugees

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A group of displaced Somali women residing at the Ifo 2 Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya, which is supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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New UNICEF consignment of essential supplies arrives in war-torn Yemen

A second aircraft loaded with UNICEF lifesaving supplies has arrived at Sana’a International Airport, bringing nearly 76 metric tonnes of antibiotics, bandages, syringes, IV sets and other materials.

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Yarmouk crisis: international community has ‘compelling imperative to act,’ says UN official

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UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl (centre) speaks to the press during a visit to Yarmouk Syria.

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UNESCO condemns destruction at Iraq’s Nimrud site

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A statue of a lamassu, an Assyrian protective deity, at the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud, Iraq.

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800,000 children forced to flee violence in Nigeria and region – UNICEF

A year on from the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, UNICEF focuses attention on devastating impact of conflict on children

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Evelyn with her 1-year-old daughter Rose in a camp for internally displaced people in north-east Nigeria. Evelyn and her children were forced to flee their homes after Boko Haram attacked their village.

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Human rights, rule of law vital for sustainable development, Ban tells UN Crime Congress

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses 13th United Nations Crime Congress in Doha, Qatar. April 2015.