Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools

20 May 2019
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Schoolchildren are bearing long-lasting mental and physical scars of eastern Ukraine’s conflict, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, as the agency warned of an “alarming” increase in attacks on schools during the first four months of 2019.

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FROM THE FIELD: Saving the tree kangaroos of Papua New Guinea

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The survival of an endangered animal which looks part kangaroo and part lemur has been secured thanks to a project in Papua New Guinea (PNG) supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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UPDATED: Guterres condemns armed attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali

Peace and Security

A violent attack against the United Nation's Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) that left one peacekeeper dead on Saturday, drew strong condemnation from Secretary-General António Guterres. 

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Promoting ‘a healthy sustainable future’, the UN health agency engages young and young at heart to 'Walk the Talk'

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Celebrating the importance of fitness, on Sunday morning in the Swiss city of Geneva, the United Nations health agency kicked off its second “Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge”.

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UN chief calls for ‘enlightened self-interest’ from world leaders to save ‘the whole planet’ from climate change 

Climate Change

Concluding a week-long visit to the South Pacific, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world’s decision-makers to make “enlightened” choices on climate action because “the whole planet” is at stake. 

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UN blue helmets in South Sudan use Sustainable Development Goals to help build peace  

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 The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has concluded the week by harnessing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to support the nation, including by offering free medical services, encompassing SDG 3’s target on health coverage.

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