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SYRIA: UN child rights envoy ‘appalled’ by deadly school attacks in Homs
6 Oct 2014 News
[2 October 2014] – The United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui today...
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لا يوجد طفل واحد لم يتضرر في غزة
30 Sep 2014 News
2014/9/29 — في ختام زيارته للمنطقة أعرب مقرر الأمم المتحدة الخاص المعني بحالة حقوق الإنسان في الأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة...
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GAZA: Not a single child untouched by recent Gaza conflict
30 Sep 2014 News
There is not a single child who has not been adversely affected by the recent conflict in Gaza, according to the UN.
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ARMED CONFLICT: New UN-Arab League pact aims to better protect children affected by armed conflict
26 Sep 2014 News
[22 September 2014] – The United Nations and the League of Arab States today signed an agreement to strengthen the...
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DEATH PENALTY: At high-level event, UN officials call for end to death penalty
26 Sep 2014 News
UN officials declare the continuing application of capital punishment to be a “primitive” practice which has no place in the 21st century.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Thousands of children at risk of starvation, UNICEF warns
23 Sep 2014 News
Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition while experts believe the food security situation for 2015 will be dire.
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ARMED CONFLICT: Security Council told of indiscriminate, brutal killings children face in conflict
9 Sep 2014 News
SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict said that she was appalled by the total disregard for human life shown by extremist armed groups.
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VIOLENCE: Children suffering "endemic" violence globally - UN report
5 Sep 2014 News
New and unprecedented data from UN shows violence against children is tolerated and accepted as normal in many parts of the world.
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SYRIA: More than 191,000 people killed in Syria with ‘no end in sight’
27 Aug 2014 News
[22 August 2014] – The number of people killed in Syria is double the number documented a year ago, the United Nations...
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IRAQ: Civilians suffering ‘horrific’ persecution, ethnic cleansing – UN rights chief
27 Aug 2014 News
[25 August 2014] – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the appalling and horrific crimes against...
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