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International community must help #Yemen end war - @UNICEF https://t.co/6dk9slkbvR https://t.co/gI14oiRz27
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Dozens of children have been killed in an attack on a school bus in #Yemen. This is an outrage - children are #NotATarget. https://t.co/Kug70wh2aY https://t.co/OqBI7U5A8u
View TweetMaryam, 11, is one of the millions of children across #Syria who @UNICEF is helping with medical treatment & education. #ForEveryChild, a future. https://t.co/xNUsUarUXQ
View TweetWe this photo of Mums and babies at a #breastfeeding celebration in #Ethiopia. #ForEveryChild, a healthy.
View TweetThe Taliauli children from 'Eua, #Tonga, standing in front of a tree knocked over by #CycloneGita. Getting kids back into education is key. Unicef is there to help Child
View TweetThe world has failed the #children of #Syria many times. The world cannot keep failing Syria's children.
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