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As the violence in South Sudan escalates and tens of thousands of civilians take refuge in UN compounds around the country, children are in grave danger, says UNICEF.

Officials in UNICEF Bangui expressed ‘extreme concern’ that recent waves of violence in the Central African Republic will cause a sharp increase in children suffering severe malnutrition, putting their lives and future health at risk.

Ukrainian navy officers are mastering Computer Technologies at a training session in Sevastopol, organised in August 2013 with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine.

A strong explosion has hit a police headquarters in Egypt's Nile Delta region, killing at least 14 people and injuring 100 others.

Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer.

UNMISS peacekeepers have been assisting displaced civilians in South Sudan by providing protection, building sanitation facilities and giving medical support.

Civilians streaming into the UNMISS compound in Bor, capital of Jonglei state, South Sudan, seeking refuge from the violence.

Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand blocked access to an election registration center in Bangkok Monday in an effort to prevent parties from registering for an upcoming general election.

In eastern Syria, students are reported among the dead from a car bomb explosion near a primary school in the province of Homs.

2013 was a challenging year for President Barack Obama in foreign policy.