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UNHCR report notes fall in refugee child detention in focus countries

Two reports issued on 18 August show that 12 countries taking part in a UNHCR strategy to end detention of asylum seekers and refugees have made important progress towards ending detention of children over the past two years.

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UNHCR working with Government of Uganda and emergency response partners to contain cholera outbreak amongst the newly arrived South Sudanese refugees in Adjumani district, Uganda

The Government of Uganda and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are implementing containment measures in the recently-opened Pagirinya settlement in Adjumani district following confirmation of an outbreak of cholera.

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Hundreds of children recruited by armed groups in South Sudan, as violations against women and children increase - UNICEF

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Fourteen-year-old Luny, was recently released from an armed group.

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Syria: Citing lack of action, UN envoy cuts short humanitarian taskforce meeting

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The United Nations envoy for Syria abruptly suspended the regular international humanitarian taskforce...

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