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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria condemns killing of abducted aid worker in North-East

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, condemns the killing of the aid worker and midwife Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa in north-east Nigeria. Ms. Hussaini, 25 years old, was abducted on 1 March 2018 in Rann town, Borno State,...

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UNHCR Calls on South Sudan parties to deliver a lasting peace

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Newly arrived refugees from South Sudan travel to the Numanzi Transit Centre in the Adjumani district of northern Uganda....

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A child under 15 dies every five seconds around the world – UN report

An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population...

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‘Wind of hope’ blowing through Horn of Africa says UN chief, as Ethiopia and Eritrea sign historic peace accord

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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres (l), meets Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of...

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