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Latest news from the region

News note

19 October 2019

Too little or too much: more than 16 million children are poorly nourished in the Middle East and North Africa

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Statement

18 October 2019

Water station in northeast Syria out of service, impacting 400,000 people as violence continues

Statement

18 October 2019

Strengthening Primary Health Care to achieve universal health coverage by 2030 in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Press release

16 October 2019

UNICEF MENA Regional Director attended the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Iran

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Document

15 October 2019

UNICEF briefing note on northeast Syria

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Statement

14 October 2019

Nearly 70,000 children displaced as violence escalates in northeast Syria

Document

11 October 2019

The situation of children in northeast Syria

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Statement

11 October 2019

Vaccination campaign against cholera kicks off in Sudan

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UNICEF Middle East and North Africa

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UNICEF Middle East and North Africa

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