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UNICEF and partners vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children affected by Cyclone Idai; stepping up life-saving cholera prevention work in northern areas affected by Cyclone Kenneth

Hundreds of thousands of children affected by deadly Cyclone Idai in Mozambique have been vaccinated and received vitamin A supplements in the past week, with UNICEF and partners including the World Health Organisation (WHO) supporting the Government-...

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‘Starvation’ now a reality for displaced Syrians stranded in camp near Jordanian border

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Children in Syria's Rukban camp (November 2018).

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‘The time for action is now’ senior UN peacekeeping official says, urging support for regional force combating Sahel terrorism

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A G5 headquarters in Mopti in central Mali. (file 2017)

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Yemen war ‘a test of our humanity’, and we’re ‘badly failing’ warns UN Children’s Fund chief

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A UNHCR staff member talks to displaced children and others in Yemen's Hajjah Governorate. (...

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