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Life-saving UNICEF supplies reach Nepal to help 1.7 million children severely affected by earthquake

Over the past 48 hours, UNICEF has delivered 29 metric tonnes of humanitarian supplies to Nepal including tents and tarpaulins, water purification tablets, first aid and hygiene kits, as part of ongoing efforts to reach at least 1.7 million children...

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Arriving for talks in Gaza, new UN envoy urges Palestinian unity, end to Israeli blockade

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Living conditions continue to deteriorate in Gaza and West Bank under the blockade.

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In Paris, Ban discusses Mediterranean crisis and climate change with President Hollande

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Refugees and migrants rescued at sea by the Italian Coastguard ship Bettica arrive at Port Augusta. On the boat are...

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MEPs condemn the killing of 147 Christian students in Kenya

Nearly 150 students were massacred on 2 April at the Garissa university campus in Kenya, the latest in a series of atrocities perpetrated against Christians by the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab terrorist group. MEPs condemned the killings in the harshest...

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