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Addressing inequality in partner countries: Council adopts conclusions
The Council on November 25 adopted conclusions on addressing inequality in partner countries.
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Trump Non-Committal About Signing Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Bills
President Donald Trump was non-committal Friday about signing bi-partisan legislation supporting pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
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Insecurity hinders access to displaced in north-eastern Burkina Faso
An internally displaced woman with her child in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso.
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Deadly life at sea: UN partners spotlight depths of danger in fishing industry
Fisherman in Timor Leste casts net in the water to catch small fish. UN Photo/Martine Perret.
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Ethiopia's Ruling Coalition Merges Into Single Party
Three of the four ethnic-based parties in Ethiopia's ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF, voted Thursday to become one single party.
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US Congress Approves Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Bills
The U.S. Congress approved two bills Thursday to support pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong after months of unrest in the semi-autonomous city.
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Winter preparations for Syrian refugees and displaced in full swing
Syrian refugee Nadira stands in the sunshine outside her family tent in Bardarash camp, Dohuk governorate with her three-year-old son and four-year-old daughter. Their flight from Syria was a struggle and now Nadira fears the coming winter.
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Thousands of Central African refugees to return home from DRC
Guilaine Alaya, 33, points to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic as she returns by boat after six years of exile.
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Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law, UN envoy tells Security Council
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process spelled out to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Iconic landmarks around the world turn blue in symbolic stand for child rights on World Children’s Day
On 19 November 2019 in Paris, France, the Panthéon turned blue in honor of World Children's Day.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020