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Global Unions respond to disappointing Political Declaration adopted by Member States at the scaled back 64th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

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Lifeline for Syria’s children must continue, UNICEF chief says at end of Gaziantep trip

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On 6 March 2020 at the Kahramanmaras Temporary Accommodation Center in Turkey, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore sits with first grade Syrian Arab Republic students attending classes.

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UNHCR, partners seek US$621 million to support DRC refugees and hosting communities

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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Refugee women from the Democratic Republic of the Congo walk towards the market in Mantapala Settlement, Zambia.

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Cease-Fire Pact Remains in Effect in Syria’s Idlib

The cease-fire deal in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib remains in effect Sunday.

The pact is between Turkey, which backs some rebel groups, and Russia, which backs the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Panama sees more than seven-fold increase in number of migrant children crossing through Darien Gap

Nearly 24,000 people from more than 50 nationalities, 16 per cent of whom are children, crossed the dangerous jungle in 2019

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Romeu Mauricio and his son Jetfro (3) crossing the Darien dividing Colombia and Panama.

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US Sanctions Nicaraguan Police

The U.S. Thursday slapped sanctions on Nicaragua’s national police and three top police commissioners for what it calls serious human rights abuses against anti-government demonstrators.

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UN appeals for US$877 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh

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Rohingya refugee children queue to draw water from a well in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, June 2018.

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UNICEF, WFP chiefs wrap up two-day visit to Syria, see impact of conflict on children and families

UN officials call for cessation of hostilities and protection of children as conflict is about to enter its 10th year

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On 3 March 2020 in the Syrian Arab Republic, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley (seated, centre) and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore (standing, second from right) visit with third grade children at Tal-Amara school in southern rural Idlib. The 9-year-old students have witnessed nothing but conflict, as they are the same age as the crisis. Many have not been able to enroll in formal education before. The school is the only elementary school in Tal-Amara village. With support from UNICEF, the school is providing 130 children with formal education and an accelerated learning programme (Curriculum B) for children who have missed out on years of education. The school is also part of WFP’s School Feeding Programme in the Sinjar subdistrict.

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Five years since Abidjan Declaration, West Africa leads on reduction of statelessness in Africa

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After growing up with no official nationality in an orphanage, now Françoise (left) and Christel are proud citizens of Cote d’Ivoire.

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25 years of uneven progress: Despite gains in education, world still a violent, highly discriminatory place for girls

Two and a half decades after the historic Beijing women’s conference, violence against women and girls still not only common, but accepted

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Shushmita Rani and her friend Binky at primary school in Dhaka, Bangladesh.