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UNICEF response to EU summit on refugee and migrant crisis

"UNICEF welcomes the recognition by the EU that the best interests of children are paramount in their relocation within the EU and that the special needs of children for health care and protection should be a primary concern.

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Libyan parties encouraged to act on UN-backed peace plan

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Special Representative for Libya Bernardino León speaks at a press conference in Skhirat, Morocco...

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Shakira and UNICEF call for leaders to join the early childhood revolution

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L-R: Dr. Jack Shonkoff, of Harvard University; UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake; Madame Yoo Soon-taek; UN...

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Thousands of refugees fleeing war cross into Croatia triggering sad memories of own recent past

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Mandana Amiri, UNHCR protection officer, writes an information poster in Farsi for refugees at the Croatian government transit...

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