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COVID-19: UNICEF is scaling up delivery of health and hygiene supplies across Latin America and Caribbean

UNICEF is stepping up donations of health and hygiene items for families and health workers in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency

An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad regions has prompted the United Nations refugee agency to call on all warring parties to protect people caught up in the violence.

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Thousands of Pacific Island children at risk in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold

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Four-year old Nicky attempts to remove a nail on one of the fallen post from his family's...

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Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change - UN weather agency chief

An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is only “short-term good news”, the head of the UN weather agency said on Wednesday.

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