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UNICEF and Hungary sign agreement for UNICEF Global Services Centre

The Government of Hungary and UNICEF signed an agreement to establish UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest on June 15. The new centre – the first of its kind for the global children’s organisation – aims to improve efficiency and cut...

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Refugees and migrants on Western Balkans route at increasing risk – UNHCR

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Syrian refugees try to reach the Greek border in an effort to continue their trip to central Europe.

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Children under threat from renewed violence in eastern Ukraine

At least 68 children are reported to have been killed and 180 injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on June 12. While no children were reportedly killed in the latest escalation near the town of Mariinka...

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Kuwait gives US$121 million to help fund UNHCR's Syria crisis response

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António Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, holds the cheque he has just received from Abdullah Al-Matouq, advisor...

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