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![Children displaced by an earthquake in China. [UNICEF Photo]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CHINESE-CHILDREN-QUAKE.jpg "CHINESE CHILDREN QUAKE")
Children can and should play a crucial role in disaster risk reduction, a panel of children from disaster-prone regions told the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in…
23 May 2013 / Listen /UNFPA to launch new initiatives to increase access to family planning
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will launch two new initiatives to increase access to family planning and improve maternal health in some of the most-hard-to-reach areas around the world, including post-conflict and…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Israeli-Palestinian conflict not less important than Syria crisis: UN envoy
A senior United Nations diplomat has warned the international community about the danger of focusing on the Syrian crisis…
22 May 2013 / Listen /UN chief calls for protection of civilians in DR Congo conflict
![Residents of Rutshuru Territory flee their homes to seek safety in Goma. [UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DRC-IDP-12.jpg "War against M-23 Rebels")
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for the protection of the civilian population in eastern Democratic Republic…
22 May 2013 / Listen /World Bank to provide $1 billion to Africa Great Lakes region
The World Bank Group will provide more than $1billion in additional funding to help improve the lives of people…
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