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UNHCR aid reaches Syrian town cut off for three years

Working in tandem with the Syrian Arab Red Cross (SARC), UNHCR has delivered crucial humanitarian aid to a rural town near Damascus that has been cut off by fighting for three years, stranding thousands of residents in dire conditions without clean...

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UNICEF Innovation Fund to invest in open source technology start-ups

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Fighting in eastern DRC forces thousands to flee

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An internally displaced Congolese girl peels vegetables while taking care of her sister in Northern Kivu, DRC.

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Crisis-torn Burundi's leaders should pursue dialogue, listen to concerns of their people – UN chief

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with Senior Advisors...

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