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UNICEF calls on all parties to ensure the protection and continuity of essential services
UNICEF calls on all parties to ensure the protection and continuity of essential services
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UNICEF echoes the UN Secretary-General’s call for restraint to prevent further loss of life. We urge all parties to immediately cease hostilities and fully comply with their obligations under International Humanitarian Law and international human rights law.
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This is an overview of remarks by UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Lucia Elmi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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