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Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UN Representatives in Syria on the impact of the compounded humanitarian crisis in Syria

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the UN Representatives in Syria call, in this extreme situation, for an immediate cessation of hostilities lasting for at least one month throughout Syria to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid and...

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Proof of chemical weapons use in Syria should be met with ‘meaningful response,’ UN disarmament chief

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Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, addresses the...

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Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa take a brutal toll on children - UNICEF

“In this dark month of January, conflicts and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have once again taken a devastating toll on children. They were killed in ongoing conflicts, suicide attacks, or frozen to death as they fled active warzones....

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A race against trends

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A 16 year-old was subjected to FGM when she was seven years old.

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