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UNICEF appeals for $1.6 billion to meet growing needs of children impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

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A child wearing a face mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic watches water being poured into a container in Caracas.

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‘Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues

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The UN in Bangladesh is prioritising gender-based violence services in communities affected...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen

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A wave of desert locusts has formed swarms in parts of South Sudan.

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In light of COVID-19 crisis, UN officials call for immediate release of all children in detention, including Palestinian children

"We are seriously concerned over the continued detention of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities. At the end of March, 194 Palestinian children were detained by the Israeli authorities in prisons and detention centres, mainly in Israel,...

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