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Graphic Photos Show Deadly Al Shabaab Attack on United Nations Vehicle in Puntland
A roadside bomb exploded as a UN minibus headed toward offices in the city of Garowe, leaving four UNICEF staff members and five others dead.
Reports of Suspected Ebola Cases Skyrocket in Sierra Leone After Three-Day Lockdown
Hundreds of potential infections were reported to authorities after millions of Sierra Leoneans were confined to their homes over the weekend in an effort to stamp out the virus.
A Lack of Clean Water and Sanitation in the Philippines Kills 55 People Every Day
Some 10 percent of Filipinos defecate in open places like rivers, fields, and roadsides, leading to the spread of disease.
Tropical Cyclone Pam Pummels Pacific Islands
The Category Five storm is the most destructive to hit the region in years and “could potentially be one of the worst in Pacific history,” said New Zealand UNICEF executive director Vivien Maidaborn.
UNICEF Wants State Officials to Negotiate With Islamic State to Help Aid Delivery
UN children's agency chief in Syria says aid workers are unable to gain access to IS-held territory or start dialogue with militants.
Ebola's Youngest Victims: Liberian Children Face New Health Challenges As Outbreak Subsides
Liberian mothers kept their children away from clinics during the Ebola outbreak, leading to an increase in malnutrition and a decrease in vaccination rates.
Saving Burma’s Child Soldiers
Slowly, soldiers who were forcibly recruited as children are returning to their villages, to families who have long thought them dead.
Slow Response Follows Forced Conscription of Hundreds of Child Soldiers in South Sudan
The Wau Shilluk incident is one of the few large forced recruitment operations to be made public, yet unlike large kidnappings elsewhere in Africa, events in South Sudan have prompted little international outcry.
'I Don't Understand What I Did': We Spoke to a Lord's Resistance Army Escapee Who Wants Remaining Fighters to Return Home Too
With the arrest of top commander Dominic Ongwen the LRA is back in the spotlight — but a former fighter told VICE News that most of those still in the bush just want to get back to their families.
At Least 89 Boys Reportedly Abducted From School by Armed Group in South Sudan
UNICEF expressed concern that 89 boys reportedly kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a village in South Sudan could be used as child soldiers.
Female Circumcision Is Becoming More Popular in Malaysia
In a recent study, 93 percent of Malaysian Muslim women admitted to being circumcised. We took a look at what's driving this painful boom.
Schools in Liberia Have Opened for the First Time Since the Height of the Ebola Outbreak
Students across the West African nation were required to have their temperatures taken before entering classrooms for the first time in six months.