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White House Looking at Sending Undocumented Migrants to Sanctuary Cities
The White House on Sunday, echoing President Donald Trump, said sending undocumented migrants to sanctuary U.S. cities that have protected them from deportation remains a possibility even though government agencies have said it would be impractical and there is no money allocated to do it.
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Omar Reports Rise in Death Threats After Trump Tweet
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she has experienced an increase in death threats in the days since President Donald Trump posted a video critical of her comments about the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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One month on from Cyclone Idai, 1.6 million children still reeling from its impact – UNICEF
At least 1.6 million children need urgent assistance – in healthcare, nutrition, protection, education, water and sanitation – one month after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, UNICEF said on April 14, 2019. Any prolonged interruption in access to essential services could lead to disease outbreaks and spikes in malnutrition, to which children are especially vulnerable.
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More than 3,500 children have been recruited and used by non-state armed groups in northeast Nigeria since 2013
More than 3,500 children, most of whom were aged 13 to 17, were recruited by non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2017 and have been used in the ongoing armed conflict in northeast Nigeria – UNICEF said ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Chibok abduction on April 12, 2019.
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Cholera surges, children in urgent need one month after Cyclone Idai slammed southern Africa – UNICEF

Six-year-old girl in Beira receives her education pack as part of UNICEF's ramped-up response to children and families in Mozambique affected by Cylcone Idai, April 2019.
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Impact of high debt levels on least developed countries ‘cannot be overstated’, says UN

A woman walks through a flooded market in Port au Prince, Haiti, after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the Caribbean island in 2012.
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Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir Ousted by Military
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted by the military after months of demonstrations against his autocratic 30-year rule.
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US Unveils Charges Against WikiLeaks Founder
The U.S. Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a computer hacking conspiracy, accusing him of helping former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning break into classified computers.
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Amid Libya clashes, UNHCR relocates detained refugees to safety
In light of current insecurity in Libya’s capital, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, relocated more than 150 refugees from the Ain Zara detention centre in south Tripoli to UNHCR’s Gathering and Departure Facility in a nearby safe zone, on April 9.
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Trump Set to Host Moon for North Korea Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks Thursday at the White House focused on the goal of both nations to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

