Month: August 2016
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News
UN reports reveal ‘mixed’ progress on efforts to end child refugee detention
While two new reports released as part of a new global strategy by the United Nations refugee agency found an…
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A Graphic Re-visioning of Nonprofit Overhead
Most nonprofit leaders agree that we need a new way to communicate about the true costs of our programs and…
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UN Statements
‘We cannot and will not leave anyone behind,’ says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day
With a record 130 million people worldwide now dependent on humanitarian assistance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that though solutions to the crises…
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South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
Reporting that 650 children have been recruited into armed groups in South Sudan since January, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Photo of boy pulled from rubble reminder of ‘unimaginable horrors’ Syrian children face
The heart breaking photograph of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy sitting alone in an ambulance with his face and body…
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UN Statements
Yemen: Ban condemns reported coalition airstrike on rural hospital that leaves 11 dead
Reiterating his call on all warring parties in Yemen to immediately implement the cessation of hostilities, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has…
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UN rights experts urge Bahrain to end the persecution of Shias
The systematic harassment of the Shia population by the authorities in Bahrain, including stripping many of them of citizenship, is…
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UN aid chief releases $50 million ‘lifeline’ in emergency funds for people in urgent need
The top United Nations relief official released yesterday $50 million for severely underfunded aid operations in six neglected emergencies around…
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Articles
Refugee Crisis 2016 in Europe: Death Toll and Migrant Arrival Increases, Statistics Show
Last year, Europe’s refugee crisis captured the attention of the world through photographs, headlines and television screens. Now, the migrant…
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UN Statements
Yemen: UN chief condemns attack on school that killed at least 10 children
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack, reportedly an airstrike, on a school in northern Yemen that killed at least…
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