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On the Day of International Migration, UNICEF says children need urgent solutions, solidarity

Statement by Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Special Coordinator, Refugee and Migrant crisis in Europe

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UNICEF Special Coordinator for the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe and Regional Director for CEE/CIS Marie-Pierre Poirier met with mothers and children in a child friendly space in Opatovac, Croatia.

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First Global Report - Evaluating the Impact of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

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Ban vows to act quickly after report finds UN failed to respond ‘meaningfully’ to Central African Republic abuse allegations

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives the report of the External Review Panel looking into allegations of sexual abuse by foreign military forces in the Central African Republic.

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Security Council moves to cut off all funding sources for ISIL and other terrorist groups

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Security Council holds its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers’ level.

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After ‘year of breakthrough and horror,’ Ban urges greater collaborative action to tackle crises in 2016

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at his end-of-year press conference.

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More than 16 million babies born into conflict this year: UNICEF

Following a year of historic global agreements, world must translate promises into action to benefit most vulnerable children in 2016

More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said on December 17, a figure that underscores the vulnerability faced by increasing numbers of children.

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UNICEF fears hunger in Malawi, embarks on mass screening for malnutrition across country

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A young boy in Malawi has his height measured.

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UNICEF: 500 children die every day from lack of safe water, sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa

West & Central Africa conference on financing for water, sanitation aims to get more funding to sector

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A little girl waits to fill her water container in the village of Kikonka, Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2011.

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‘Unrelenting’ Israeli-Palestinian violence leaves nearly one person dead every day – UN rights office

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A Palestine Red Crescent Society responder tends to the wounded during a Bethlehem skirmish. Clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank have left many injured by rubber bullets and tear gas.

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Burundi: UN urges immediate action to stop ‘senseless’ violence

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A young boy from Burundi, forced to flee his home due to violence, looks at his new surroundings in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania.