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Middle East and Africa
The United Nations opened Friday an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN…
The European Union (EU) has renewed its commitment to a generation of children affected by the war in Syria. Through a donation of an additional €90 million, UNICEF will be…
UNICEF announced Monday, on the eve of World Refugee Day, the appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee, as its newest – and youngest – Goodwill…
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorist group is more focused than ever before on “enabling and inspiring” attacks outside of conflict zones, a top United Nations…
Heavy violence in the Syrian city of Ar-Raqqa is threatening the lives of more than 40,000 children who remain trapped in extremely dangerous conditions. UNICEF said Friday it has received…
The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen continues to rise, reaching 101,820 with 791 deaths as of 7 June 2017. Worst affected are the country’s most vulnerable: children under…