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UN provides vital food and aid to 42,000 people in eastern Mosul

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On 1 December, displaced children pick up boxes of winter clothing at a...

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‘Outraged’ UN Member States demand immediate halt to attacks against civilians in Syria

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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), alongside other humanitarian agencies in Aleppo, is delivering a...

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Visa suspension mechanism: Parliament and Council negotiators strike a deal

Parliament´s rapporteur for the proposal, Agustín Díaz de Mera (EPP, ES), noted that “the changes agreed provide flexibility for the rapid activation of the suspension mechanism”. He also underlined that the deal “will facilitate the immediate...

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Nearly a quarter of the world’s children live in conflict or disaster-stricken countries: UNICEF

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On 10 October 2016 in Jérémie, Haiti, a toddler rests near collapsed homes on top of a hill.

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