at Al-Sabeen Hospital, in Sana’a, Yemen. ©UNICEF/UN050319/Farid

UNICEF official shares memories of “a horrible year” for children in Yemen

26 December 2017

For children in Yemen, there could not have been a worse year than 2017.

That’s the assessment of the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the war-torn country, Meritxell Relaño.

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EU-UN Spotlight Initiative for the elimination of violence against women and girls. The event was held on the margins of the General Assembly's annual general debate.

UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Involving men plays crucial role for women’s empowerment, says activist

22 November 2017

Interviews

Men should be playing a more active role in empowering women, and helping to end the scourge of gender-based violence.

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Jonathan Ernst/World Bank

UN and Africa: Industrialization in Africa, and Peacekeeping efforts in DR Congo and South Sudan

27 October 2017

UN and Africa

Industrialization in Africa will help eradicate poverty, transform economies

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On 8 September 2017 in Haiti outside the town of Ouanaminthe, children wade through the flood waters where several small villages suffered significant damages caused by Hurricane Irma, houses are flooded and many people have lost their belongings. © UNICE

News in Brief 11 September (AM)

11 September 2017

News in Brief

UN chief saddened by loss of life due to Mexico earthquake

The UN chief António Guterres has offered his condolences to the government and people of Mexico following a deadly earthquake that struck the provinces of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco, during the night of 7 September.

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Members of the displaced Rohingya community in Myanmar.

Julia Wallace/IRIN

News in Brief 24 August 2017 (PM)

24 August 2017

News in Brief

UN welcomes report on Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The United Nations has welcomed the release of a report on finding lasting solutions to the crisis in Rakhine State in Myanmar.

The western state has seen deadly clashes between Buddhist and Muslim communities.

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UN Photo/Mark Garten

Slave trade remembrance a symbol of justice among people

23 August 2017

General News

A slave uprising in the Caribbean nearly 300 years ago represents a symbolic victory for human rights and freedom.

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Yazidi refugees, including several children, go about their lives in Nawrouz refugee camp, approximately 40 kilometres from the Syrian border with Iraq.

UNICEF/Razan Rashidi

News in Brief 22 August 2017 (AM)

22 August 2017

News in Brief

Appeal for justice for ISIL’s women victims in Iraq

Authorities in Iraq are being urged to ensure that thousands of women and girls who survived rape and other sexual violence committed by ISIL fighters receive care, protection and justice.

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