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Protect the rights of children of foreign fighters stranded in Syria and Iraq

“The thousands of children of foreign fighters languishing in camps, detention centers or orphanages in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere are among the world’s most vulnerable children. They live in appalling conditions amid constant threats to their health,...

Iraq needs support to ‘leave violent past behind’, says UN envoy as Security Council extends UN mission for one year

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Pictured here the destruction in 17 Tammuz district, western Mosul, Iraq, one of the most...

Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools

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Sonia’s classmate and friend Oleksii also remembers the date his school was shelled for the...

On World Bee day, human activity blamed for falling pollinator numbers

If you think you’re busy, then spare a thought for the world’s bees; for they, along with other insects and animals, are responsible for pollinating more than 75 per cent of the planet’s favourite food crops.