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Humanitarian assistance to be scaled-up for millions of Venezuelans in need

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Nine-year-old Acnayeli (center) fled violence in Venezuela and lives now with her mother and...

Gender equality, education and the environment at the forefront of new SDG Advocate campaigns

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Action, ambition and political will are the driving forces behind the 17 Sustainable...

Sharp increase in grave violations against children in Mali, warns UNICEF

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UNHCR concerned at new measures impacting rescue at sea in the Central Mediterranean

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about last night’s decision by the Italian Parliament to convert into law a security decree that imposes more severe penalties on boats and people conducting search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean...