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Put children and young people first, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore says at end of Sudan visit

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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore speaks with children at the Umm Battah Girls School in Kadugli...

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Protests around the world: Politicians must address ‘growing deficit of trust’, urges Guterres

Protests in cities across the world in recent days show that “people are hurting and want to be heard” by political leaders who must now address a “growing deficit of trust”, said the UN chief on Friday.

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490,000 children affected by devastating floods in South Sudan

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A UNICEF staff member with children in flood-affected Pibor Town, South Sudan.

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Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria

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Syria, Al-Hasakah Governorate, 11 October 2019, women displaced by renewed fighting, travel...

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