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Wrestling champion Amir Awad from Idlib in Syria fled the conflict and set up a sports centre in Egypt where he hopes to train future champions.

Syrian refugee offers sporting chance to others in exile

28 December 2017
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In an IDP camp in Bangladesh, an eight-year-old child stands outside a mud hut he shares with his family after they fled brutal violence and persecution in Myanmar.

Brutality against children 'cannot be the new normal' stresses UNICEF

28 December 2017
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A street in Douma, eastern Ghouta, Syria. (file)

Aid has not reached ‘a single soul’ in Syria’s besieged areas in December, says UN advisor

21 December 2017
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In Iraq, displaced civilians and their livestock flee fighting. Conflict in some countries in the Near East and North Africa is sparking spikes in hunger.

Conflict casts shadow on fight to end hunger in some regions – UN agriculture agency

21 December 2017
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Inter-agency convoy to Duma, east Ghouta in the buffer-zone crossing the conflict line.

Security Council renews Syrian cross-border relief convoys amid ongoing challenges for aid workers

19 December 2017
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The Security Council Adopts Resolution on Humanitarian Cross-border Aid to Syria.

Security Council resolution extends life-saving aid to Syrians

19 December 2017
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Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press on the last day of the 8th round of the Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. 14 December 2017. UN Geneva/Violaine Martin

“Golden opportunity” to progress Syria peace talks missed: UN envoy

14 December 2017
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Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria, briefs the press during the intra-Syrian talks, Geneva.

'Golden opportunity' missed for progress on intra-Syrian talks, says UN envoy

14 December 2017
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Syrian refugees at an informal settlement in Lebanon carry aid items, including wood to strengthen their shelters for winter.

UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees

12 December 2017
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Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh.

New compact to improve refugee response ‘a chance to chart a different course’ – UN agency chief

12 December 2017
Migrants and Refugees
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