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08/05/2016

Unaccompanied Refugee and Migrant children in Europe ‘Falling between the Cracks’

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New data reveal that a record 96,500 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children applied for asylum across Europe in 2015, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on 6 May 2016 said, calling for urgent measures to protect these children from the serious risks of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.

Refugee children on the border of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. Photo: UNICEF/Tomislav Georgiev

“Unaccompanied children are falling between the cracks,” said Marie Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant crisis in Europe, in a press release.

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06/05/2016

The Danger of Fascism in the United States

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By John Scales Avery*

6 May 2016

The Indiana primary election, which took place on the 3rd of May, 2016, produced two results, one of which was hopeful, and the other, profoundly worrying.

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**Photo: Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2015 in Washington, DC. | Author: Gage Skidmore | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. | Wikimedia Commons.

Bernie Saunders wakened hopes for restoration of democracy in the US with a resounding win over the political oligarchy’s candidate, Hillary Clinton.

The other result gave rise to fears of fascism. Donald Trump won the Republican primary by a large majority. 

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05/05/2016

“Us” and “Them”

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By Uri Avnery*

NO. IT’S not “us” and “them”.

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Uri Avnery

Not “us” – the good ones, the moral ones, the righteous ones. Or, to put it bluntly, the magnificent ones. The Jews.

And not “them” – the bad ones, the evil ones. To put it bluntly again: the despicable ones. Yes, the Arabs.

We, who were chosen by God, because we are so special.

They, pagans all, who pray to all kinds of idols, like Allah or Jesus.

We, the heroic few, who are faced in every generation by those who want to destroy us, but we save ourselves from their hands.

They, the many cowards, who want to kill us and our state, and our courage defeats them.

They, all the goyim, but especially the Muslims, the Arabs, the Palestinians.

No, its not like this. Not at all.

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05/05/2016

1 in 4 of World’s School-Age Children Live in Crisis-Hit Countries

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4 May 2016 – Almost one quarter of the world’s school-age children – 462 million – live in countries affected by humanitarian emergencies – a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners has revealed.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom plays Lego with pupils at a school in Slovyansk, as part of a visit to conflict-hit eastern Ukraine. He was in the country to raise awareness of the global education crisis facing children in emergencies. UNICEF/UN017899/Georgiev

The report, entitled ‘Education Cannot Wait Proposal,’ found that nearly one in six – or 75 million – children from pre-primary to upper-secondary age (3 to 18 years old) living in nations affected by crises is classed as being in desperate need of educational support.

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05/05/2016

Is the System Broke or Broken?

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By Tharanga Yakupitiyage*

UNITED NATIONS, 4 May 2016 (IPS) – Though the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit may seem timely, a debate ensues on an important question: is the world humanitarian system broke or broken?
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Families displaced from their homes in Pakistan’s troubled northern regions returning home. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS.

Families displaced from their homes in Pakistan’s troubled northern regions returning home. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS.

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The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, which takes place in Istanbul on May 23-24, was convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to address the pressing needs of today’s humanitarian problems.

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02/05/2016

Urgent Funding Needed for Ethiopian Farmers Ahead of Cropping Season

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With just six weeks left before the start of the main cropping season in Ethiopia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 29 April 2016 called for urgent funding to help farmers sow their fields and prevent drought-hit areas of the country from falling deeper into hunger and food insecurity.

For most vulnerable households in Ethiopia, the meher season is the best chance of growing food to bring them through the year. Photo: FAO/Tamiru Legesse

If seeds are not delivered in time, help will be too late to secure a decent harvest from the imminent meher season, which produces 85 per cent of the nation’s food supply, the UN agency said in a press release.

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02/05/2016

Yemeni Government Suspends Participation in Peace Talks

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Despite the positive atmosphere of the Yemeni peace talks which prevailed during the past few days, the United Nations envoy for Yemen on 1 May 2016 announced that the Government’s delegation suspended its participation in the plenary sessions because of reports received from Amran governorate.

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A missile remains on a road in Sana’a, capital of Yemen. Photo: OCHA/Charlotte Cans

“We understand the reasons that lead to this decision; however we urge all the parties to engage in good faith and demonstrate wisdom in their participation in the talks, Yemenis are counting on them,” said UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, in a statement.

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