Africa
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Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’
Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in…
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Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns
Nearly 7.5 million children across the Central Sahel region in Africa are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance – “an…
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Libya: UN mission chief laments lack of progress towards national renewal
Libya’s political leaders continue to lag in implementing a roadmap that leads to national elections and unified institutions, the UN…
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‘Slaughtered like goats’: Despair and abandonment in South Sudan
Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security Council, describing political turmoil, rising…
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Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000
Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Security fears rise in eastern DR Congo
The UN Security Council met Wednesday over the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wider…
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World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns
Sudan remains the world’ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an…
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Fleeing Sudan’s war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda
On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open…
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Sudan: Top UN aid official warns of ‘abandoned crisis’ as war enters fourth year
As Sudan’s war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence,…
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