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Airstrike at a Wedding in Hajja Kills at least Twenty People, Mostly Women and Children: Statement from Save the Children’s Yemen Country Director

Save the Children strongly condemns the Saudi and UAE-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 20 people at a wedding, thought to be mostly women and children. Thirty others were also reportedly injured in the attack in Hajja in northwest Yemen on...

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At development financing forum, top UN officials urge breakaway from ‘short-termism’

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Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the Economic and Social Council's third...

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A new bond with nature is goal of UN’s Mother Earth Day celebration

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A woman with an umbrella walks in the rain in a field. To the left is a rainbow.

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500,000 children affected by drought in Afghanistan – UNICEF

The extremely dry winter has affected 22 provinces across Afghanistan and now threatens to negatively impact the lives of one million people, with an additional two million who could feel its effects over the coming months.

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