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29 August 2018

UNHCR/Catherine Wachiaya	Half the world’s refugee children not in school, UN agency findsWith more and more children forced to leave their homes, over half of the world’s school-aged refugees are now out of education, the United Nations refugee agency said in a new report released on Wednesday.
Migrants and Refugees

CTBTO	Nuclear test ban treaty critical to global collective security – UN chiefEvery effort should be made to bring a global treaty into force that prevents more countries from developing nuclear weapons, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
Peace and Security

Artículo 66	UN rights office calls for action to end ‘repression and retaliation’ in crisis-torn NicaraguaThe United Nations on Wednesday called for urgent action to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, where “repression and retaliation against demonstrators continue … as the world looks away.”
Human Rights

UNICEF	Syria: UN chief warns Idlib offensive may set off ‘humanitarian catastrophe’United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the growing risk of a humanitarian catastrophe should a full-scale military operation take place in Syria’s war-battered Idlib province.
Humanitarian Aid

UN Photo/Evan Schneider	As conflicts become more complex, ‘mediation is no longer an option; it is a necessity’, UN chief tells Security CouncilAs war and the mediation of peace have become increasingly complex, innovative thinking is needed to save and improve the lives of millions, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Peace and Security

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