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UNICEF statement on school attack in Damascus, Syria

The latest reported mortar attack on a school inside the old city of Damascus on Tuesday during school hours is a stark and horrific reminder of the violence that children across Syria are enduring on a daily basis. The attack is reported to have...

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UN calls for immediate release of abducted school girls in north-eastern Nigeria

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Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in school closures affecting...

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Rwandan genocide: Security Council told failure of political will led to ‘cascade of human tragedy’

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Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the Security Council meeting on the 1994 genocide...

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South Sudan: UN official calls ongoing violence ‘an outrage’ to country’s people

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UN Police at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) lead a security sweep of the grounds at the UN House in Juba,...

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