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Eight-month old Nadira* is screened for malnutrition in Jawzjan, Afghanistan

More than a third of children surveyed in Afghanistan pushed into child labour, as country marks two years of Taliban rule

More than a third of children surveyed in Afghanistan pushed into child labour

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ITALY: Urgent calls for the EU to provide safe and legal routes for migrants after a week of deadly shipwrecks – Save the Children

EU and its member states must take responsibility and prevent migrant deaths at sea by improving search and rescue efforts

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Ethiopia: Save the Children calls for access for humanitarian aid to families and children in Amhara

Save the Children called on Wednesday for access for humanitarian aid to continue in Ethiopia's Amhara region

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BANGLADESH: Rohingya child and her mother killed in mudslide in Cox’s Bazar camp

A Rohingya child and her mother have been killed by a mudslide in Cox's Bazar

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Khartoum: Doctors warn of disease catastrophe due to mounting dead bodies

Thousands of corpses are reported to be decomposing on the streets of Khartoum with morgues at breaking point

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Worsening food crisis in Nigeria as farmers face wave of attacks and kidnappings by armed groups

A relentless wave of attacks against farmers in Nigeria by armed groups is threatening to worsen the hunger crisis.

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Niger: NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable including women and children

Joint Statement on Humanitarian situation in Niger by humanitarian organisations

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Colombia ceasefire agreement needs to stop recruitment of child soldiers – Save the Children

Allows for the recruitment of girls and boys over the age of 15 which must be addressed following a truce between the Colombian government and ELN

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