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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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YEMEN: Military Action Near Hodeidah City Threatens Food Supplies for Millions of Children

Save the Children is deeply worried for the welfare of 4.2 million children in Yemen on the brink of starvation following reports that the Yemeni Army, backed by the Saudi- and Emirati-led Coalition, has launched airstrikes outside the port city of...

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Hundreds of thousands of civilians are terrified by fighting in Hodeidah

“Hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance in Hodeidah,” said Ms. Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen. “The situation has deteriorated dramatically in the past few days. Families are absolutely terrified by the bombardment,...

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