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Five people gaze at a mudslide.

In Sierra Leone mudslides rip a community apart

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If Ebola was an emergency based around a tiny virus that often killed before it was discovered, the deep brown gash on a Freetown hillside is a sign of a disaster of a very different nature. Like Rio de Janiero on the other side of the Atlantic, Sierra Leone’s capital is built on spectacular coastal hills, and is overshadowed by a… Read more →←
A father and his two sons, one in his dad's arms

Being a ‘Super Dad’ when life is turned upside down

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“I have three kids whom I have to put on their feet; I want them to live happily and to prosper in their future,” Andrii, 35, tells me. It’s a goal that most parents share, but for Andrii one that became a lot tougher when Ukraine’s conflict escalated in mid-2014. “Our children were frightened a lot; they kept hiding under the… Read more →←
A boy holding a box with a UNICEF label on it

Bringing aid to Mosul : An insider’s perspective

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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 woman carries containers as she walks away from the camera.

Rebuilding childhood after Boko Haram: Defiant hope for the future

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The heavy door to the prison closed behind me and I’m locked in, sitting in a circle with children exchanging greetings. Smiles, fidgeting hands, “How are you? Can you believe this heat?” Always the same smiles — despite the fact they’re locked up. I’m struck by their good nature. A thousand kilometres from here, in the… Read more →←
A map showing the four countries of the famine crisis: Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and NE Nigeria.

5 things to know about children and famine

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1. Children can’t wait. Famine, drought and armed conflict are devastating lives and futures Famine has already been declared South Sudan and is looming in other countries. Children are suffering from malnutrition and disease and need our help. 2. Children are being hit hardest. Millions are on the verge of starvation Nearly 1.4… Read more →←
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Tom Hiddleston on the famine in South Sudan

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Right now, across east Africa, millions of children and their families are facing starvation as a result of civil war, drought and lack of food. In South Sudan, famine has already been declared in parts of the country – the first time in six years famine has been declared anywhere in the world – and more than 270,000 children are… Read more →←

Famine just the latest danger to children in South Sudan

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It’s now more than a month since famine was declared in parts of South Sudan. For children in the world’s youngest country, the worsening food crisis comes at a time when they already face countless challenges on a daily basis. The scale of the crisis engulfing the country is staggering. Over 4 million children are in need of… Read more →←
A close up of a girl singing with her eyes closed.

The sun rises from the rubble: Syrian children’s journey of hope

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“Mother, this area has a nice echo…” said 10 year-old Ansam when she reached a destroyed town in rural Damascus that serves as the shocking backdrop of our music video marking six years of a horrifying conflict in Syria. I first met Ansam when she walked onto the stage of the Damascus Opera house last December, with so much… Read more →←

Trapped: Inside Libya’s detention centres

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Every day, thousands of people travel from the hinterlands of Africa and the Middle East, across the Sahara to Libya – the entry point to the Mediterranean Sea. They flee war, violence and poverty. Thousands die along the way or endure exploitation, abuse, violence and detention in the hope of reaching Europe and a better life. Italian… Read more →←

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