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6 year old Rohingya refugee, Yasin, rests after arriving at a registration center for newly arrived Rohingya Refugees in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on 6 February 2018. His father says that they fled to Bangladesh after soldiers in Myanmar came to their house and beat his son when he was unable to tell them of his whereabouts.

Children suffering ‘atrocities’ as number of countries in conflict hits new peak: UNICEF

28 December 2018

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The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

ISIL continues to pose a ‘serious challenge’ worldwide – UN counter-terror chief

23 August 2018

Peace and Security

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An injured girl is being treated at Althawra Hospital in Hudaydah, Yeman. She was injured along with her brothers and her uncle, while the family was trying to relocate farther from the fighting that same day in Aljah area, Bait Alfaqih district. (2018).

Senior UN children’s advocate says they ‘should never be targeted by violence’

17 August 2018

Peace and Security

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A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, Iraq, walk towards an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett

UN chief urges governments to shield more civilians from violence in conflict

22 May 2018

Peace and Security

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General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák (centre) chairs high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. He is flanked by Secretary-General Guterres (left) and Catherine Pollard, USG for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Management.

World leaders gather at UN to renew commitment to build and sustain peace

24 April 2018

Peace and Security

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A mother, displaced with her family, feeds her 18-month-old daughter at a shelter in a village rural Damascus. (file)

Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council

29 January 2018

Humanitarian Aid

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