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Typhoons in South and South-East Asia have had a devastating impact on children’s education. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that since late November, more than 4.1 million children in Viet Nam, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have had their education disrupted due to climate-related disasters.

A report today by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) notes that there has been a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran. Over 640,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the implementation of a return deadline by Tehran on 20 March.

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Violence, humanitarian crises and instability driven by warring factions continue to roil the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite a peace agreement newly signed with Rwanda, senior United Nations briefers today warned the Security Council, urging “collective action” to end the conflict.