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The closing of schools during the pandemic has placed numerous children at risk of not eating properly, as they can no longer access school nutrition programmes.
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COVID-19 has exacerbated the human rights abuses against religious minorities in China. New US legislation may set an example for the international community to help.
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The military coalition was responsible for the deaths of 222 children in Yemen in 2019, yet the UN has removed it from a list that shames those who violate the rights of children.
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The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen has worsened due to COVID-19, leaving huge swathes of the population, including children, at risk of malnourishment and illness.
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