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After DPRK missile launch, UN political chief urges Security Council to ‘do all it can’ to prevent escalation

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Security Council Meeting on Non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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Child malnutrition levels increase sharply in besieged Syrian town of East Ghouta

Violence, lack of humanitarian access and sky-rocketing food prices have worsened malnutrition among young children in besieged East Ghouta. Nearly 400,000 people – half of them are estimated to be children – remain trapped in the area which has been...

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Global agreements on migration and refugees should include commitments to protect children, UNICEF urges world leaders

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Seven-year old Louay, six-year old Ayman, six-year old Manena and six-year old Wael play with a...

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Violence drives more Rohingyas to Bangladesh; in Myanmar, Pope appeals for tolerance – UN

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Rohingya refugees who crossed the Naf River, which demarcates the border between...

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