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UNICEF to send emergency supplies for cyclone-affected children and families in Tuvalu

UNICEF is dispatching emergency life-saving supplies to communities in cyclone-affected Tuvalu. The archipelago nation comprised of nine islands with a population of about 11,000 people has declared a state of emergency, following tidal surges caused...

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Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: UNICEF Statement

UNICEF expresses solidarity and sympathy with the governments and people of Vanuatu and Tuvalu as they address the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. UNICEF has been doing what we can to help people cope, and we will continue to do so.

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UN envoy Gordon Brown makes ‘plea from the heart’ to end child rights abuses, promote safe schools

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Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, briefs the press.

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Darfur security, humanitarian situations ‘deteriorated significantly’ – UN peacekeeping chief

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A UNAMID peacekeeper interacts with a woman during a daily patrol aimed at protecting newly-...

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