On 11 October 2019 in the Syrian Arab Republic, a girl stares out from behind a metal grilled window where families displaced from Ras al-Ain have arrived in Tal Tamer, having fled escalating violence.

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News in Brief 21 November 2019

21 November 2019

UNICEF spotlights degree of vulnerability for Syrian children living in conflict
Governments ‘failing’ to tackle business-related rights abuses
Stark disparity in overall prisoner health versus persons walking free, new study shows

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In Binnish in the Syrian Arab Republic, internally displaced people from Idlib live in a destroyed school while a tanker provides them with water that children transport with small containers.

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News in Brief 8 November 2019

8 November 2019

Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence
Egypt: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted Morsi’s death, thousands more at risk
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone lack support

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres at UN Headquarters, New York (2019)

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UN chief welcomes prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

8 September 2019

Peace and Security

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday, yesterday’s exchange of prisoners and detainees between Russia and Ukraine.