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A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry”.
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PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine
Six months after the full-scale invasion of Gaza, 30,000 Palestinians are dead, dozens of children have died of hunger and more than half a million Gazans face starvation. As Israel continues to bomb the occupied territory and restrict the entry of lifesaving goods, the UN is scrambling to respond.
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Peace and Security
The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.
Health
Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday.