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Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF to establish a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and UNICEF signed a communique to announce their intent to develop a Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children on April 03, 2019.
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UN chief pays tribute to Egypt’s role in avoiding ‘dramatic’ escalation in conflict across the Gaza-Israel border
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, as part of his two-day visit to Egypt.
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Cyclone Idai: 900,000 cholera vaccine doses arrive in Beira, Mozambique
On 21 March 2019 in Mozambique, Helcio Filipe Antonio holds a boy named Anderson Tackdi the Samora Michel High School in Beira. The Samora Michelle High School is one of the places used as a living space for people from Buzi, Mozambique that has been displaced by the floods caused by Cyclone Idai.
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Wars have rules: 5 things the UN humanitarian chief wants countries to tackle so human suffering in conflict can be minimized
With the rights and lives of millions of women, children and men uprooted by conflict every year, the UN Security Council held a special meeting on Monday to examine ways to promote and strengthen the rule of law, especially in the humanitarian field.
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Ukrainians Vote in Presidential Election
The polls have opened and voters in Ukraine are casting their ballots Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election.
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Trump Calls for Ending Aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Over Migrants
The Trump administration wants to halt funding to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the State Department confirmed Saturday.
“We are carrying out the president’s direction and ending [fiscal year] 2017 and [fiscal year] 2018 foreign assistance programs for the Northern Triangle,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. “We will be engaging Congress as part of this process.”
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‘Address root causes’ of instability in Mali through ‘aid and support’ urges UN chief
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta receives the UN Security Council delegation at Palais de Koulouba in Bamako. March 2019.
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On eve of Gaza border protest anniversary, UN’s top humanitarian official for Palestine calls for calm
With a large protest planned on Saturday in Gaza, and border shootings by Israeli security forces which have left nearly 200 Palestinians dead over the past year, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt), Jamie McGoldrick, on Friday called for calm from all sides to prevent further bloodshed.
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Malta and Slovakia: MEPs warn of lack of judicial independence and corruption
MEPs deplore serious shortcomings in the rule of law in Malta and Slovakia, also warning of rising threats for journalists throughout the EU.
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Yemen hospital airstrike under investigation amid resurgence of deadly cholera
A cholera patient receives treatment in Aden's Al-Sadaqah Hospital.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
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
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020