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UN provides assistance as diarrhoea outbreak leaves seven Burundi refugees dead at Tanzania camp

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UNHCR is working to relocate thousands of Burundians who have fled to Tanzanian territory on...

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Civilians in Yarmouk facing vulnerability of ‘highest severity,’ says UN agency

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Children queue up at the UNRWA medical point in Yalda.

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Children killed, abducted and raped in South Sudan attacks – UNICEF

Dozens of children have been killed, at least 12 raped and others abducted and recruited in a series of attacks in South Sudan’s Unity State over a two-week period, according to eyewitness accounts received by UNICEF.

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In talks with Southeast Asian leaders, top UN officials stress need to protect migrants stranded at sea

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People risking sea journeys across the Bay of Bengal often set sail at night.

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