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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

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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