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Women’s empowerment key to end sexual violence in combat, UN envoy tells Security Council

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Security Council imposes arms embargo on Yemen rebels, demands all parties resume UN-backed talks

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Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions.

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UN urges Kenya to reconsider Dadaab camp closure, displacing some 350,000 refugees

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A group of displaced Somali women residing at the Ifo 2 Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya, which is supported by...

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New UNICEF consignment of essential supplies arrives in war-torn Yemen

A second aircraft loaded with UNICEF lifesaving supplies has arrived at Sana’a International Airport, bringing nearly 76 metric tonnes of antibiotics, bandages, syringes, IV sets and other materials.

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