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A new dawn: Poetry against FGM

A new dawn: Poetry against FGM

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By Daisy Serem-Esinapwaka

A New Dawn  A poem for International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) The sun cuts through the morning sky. It’s a new day tainted with old ways. She sits, quiet, pensive, trying to be brave. She thought she was ready but her beating heart betrays her. The chants grow louder and louder. Drowning her cries.… Read more →←
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Ebola ‘don don’: Rural life returns to normal in Sierra Leone

Ebola ‘don don’: Rural life returns to normal in Sierra Leone

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By Aarunima Bhatnagar

Story also available in: Español Français
When travelling around Kabala city in Koinadugu district of Sierra Leone, there are times it feels like a corner of paradise on earth. The little guest house is surrounded by verdant mountains, capped by cotton-wool clouds above wooded slopes. There’s a slight nip in the air, which you don’t get back in the capital. Shortly after… Read more →←
Girl sitting on a bamboo bench in front of her hut
Unaccompanied children: victims of conflict in DRC

Unaccompanied children: victims of conflict in DRC

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By Yves Willemot

Story also available in: Français
Violence has been raging for the past several months in the Provinces of Tanganyika and South Kivu, which are in the south east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These provinces are plagued by inter-ethnic violence and clashes between the regular army, militia and armed groups. Children are the first victims of the clashes.… Read more →←
A women and some children carry boxes as a UNICEF volunteer looks on.
A lifetime away from reality: Bittersweet Christmas

A lifetime away from reality: Bittersweet Christmas

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By Jennifer Sparks

Story also available in: العربية
The holiday season is a mixed bag of thoughts, emotions, and reflections especially when working abroad. 2017 has been a difficult year in Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violent conflict defined much of the first half of the year. Political instability and fallout unbalanced the second half. As an international… Read more →←
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Hope beneath the rubble in Banki, northeast Nigeria

Hope beneath the rubble in Banki, northeast Nigeria

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By Sa’id Gaya

The view from the helicopter gave me the first inkling of how conflict and violence had impacted the town I was moving to. I saw destroyed and abandoned buildings and homes, I saw a huge camp for displaced people in the middle of a forest. The town is Banki, in northeast Nigeria, 2.5km from the Cameroonian border and 135km from… Read more →←
A young girl stands at a chalkboard.
On World Children’s Day: A history of the future

On World Children’s Day: A history of the future

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By Khyati Chauhan

On World Children’s Day, Khyati Chauhan came to New York City to celebrate the rights of girls around the world and to share her work — fighting to be sure they have a fair chance to an education.   My cousin was in 11th grade when she moved from a typical Indian village to my place in New Delhi. We were polar opposites yet the… Read more →←
Oremta stands at her door.
“Welcome” to the world

“Welcome” to the world

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By Nancy Ndal-lah

Story also available in: Français 中文
“I have lost a child; he was six months old. I know the grief of a mother who loses her child. My husband had HIV/AIDS but he never told me about it. I would never have thought that a child born with HIV could die before his first birthday.” With a warm handshake, Oremta comes to greet us. She is in a hurry. I follow her through a… Read more →←
A group of people in a classroom.
Write 2 Unite: A digital intercultural dialogue

Write 2 Unite: A digital intercultural dialogue

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By Mischa Liatowitsch

In 2015, the migrant and refugee crisis shook the world. Public discourse on the topic has remained charged ever since. Refugee host countries seem divided. Discussions remain emotional and binary – two camps, two stances on the issue: #RefugeesWelcome or #RefugeesGoHome. There is little room for constructive debate – everyone talks,… Read more →←
A boy holding a box with a UNICEF label on it
Bringing aid to Mosul : An insider’s perspective

Bringing aid to Mosul : An insider’s perspective

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By Jennifer Sparks

Story also available in: العربية Français
Atheer leans back in his chair to gather his thoughts. We’re sitting in the anonymity of a crowded lunch room on the UN compound in Erbil — as UNICEF Iraq’s Emergency Coordinator for the Mosul crisis, Atheer makes every minute of his day count. He is a man with a lot on his mind. Military operations to retake Mosul and the… Read more →←
A boy holding a sign to stop ebola
Notes from the Ebola epicentre

Notes from the Ebola epicentre

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By Tajudeen Oyewale

Story also available in: Français
Going to the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak is not easy – you need to mentally prepare. In fact, when I informed my colleagues in Kinshasa that I was going to the epicenter of the outbreak, I could see the apprehension on their faces. Fortunately, we have a clear office protocol in place, and we make sure that staff who go to an active… Read more →←
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