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Ukraine's President Vows to Take Back East from Pro-Russia Rebels

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to retake remaining rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine, but says government forces will exercise restraint.

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Ukraine Government Calls on Rebels to Disarm

The Ukrainian government says there will be no cease-fire talks with pro-Russian separatists in the east until the rebels completely lay down their arms.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow: “I must have left my heart in the Central African Republic.”

Mia Farrow, renowned actress, activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, has just completed her fourth visit to the Central African Republic where she saw the impact of extreme violence and met people with stories of inspiring courage.

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UNICEF and WFP stepping up assistance to desperate people in remote areas of South Sudan

UNICEF and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are stepping up joint missions to reach desperate people in remote areas of South Sudan where the number of children at risk of death from malnutrition-related causes has increased dramatically...

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