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A group of journalists and first responders are caught in a downtown Kabul suicide attack on 30 April 2018.

Another sombre milestone for Afghanistan: 2018 saw record civilian deaths – UN report

23 February 2019

Peace and Security

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Afghanistan’s education system has been devastated by more than three decades of sustained conflict. For many of the country’s children, completing primary school remains a distant dream. Here, 10-year-old Fatima is on the board to solve a math question, at the ALC in Baghe Mellat, Herat.

UN global education envoy urges new funding for ‘lost generation’ of children forced out of classrooms by conflict

19 February 2019

Culture and Education

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Nine-year-old Syrian refugee from Deir el Zor sits outside his flooded tent at Dalhamiya informal settlement camp in Lebanon. 9 January 2019.

Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN

19 February 2019

Migrants and Refugees

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Destruction in the Iraqi war-battered city of Mosul, evident after the city was liberated from ISIL forces in 2017.

Despite falling attacks, ISIL terrorists remain ‘global threat’: UN report

11 February 2019

Peace and Security

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Mine clearance experts conduct operations in the heavily destroyed Old City of Mosul, Iraq .

Mosul’s ‘3D contamination’ adds to challenges of deadly mine clearance work

7 February 2019

Peace and Security

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An explosives specialist conducts mine clearance operations after detecting a piece of metal in the mountains near Kabul, Afghanistan.

Rising landmine blast toll in Afghanistan highlights long-term care needs of survivors

6 February 2019

Peace and Security

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