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Strikes against children in a hospital in Syria

"We at UNICEF are appalled by reports of attacks against four medical facilities in Syria – two of which were supported by UNICEF. One is a child and maternal hospital where children were reportedly killed and scores evacuated.

UN mourns death of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali

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On 2 January 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali (right), Secretary-General of the United Nations, arrives at the...

At Security Council, UN relief chief spotlights need to end ‘human catastrophe’ in Yemen

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Water being trucked into a displacement camp where about 200 families, displaced from Sa’ada, Yemen,...

Thousands of refugees vote in second round of CAR presidential election

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CAR refugee Jean Baptiste casts his vote in the second round of the CAR presidential elections in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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