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Fleeing Venezuela: MEPs to probe humanitarian conditions in Colombia and Brazil
MEPs will visit Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil to assess the humanitarian situation of people fleeing Venezuela.
From 25 to 29 June, five MEPs headed by Agustín Díaz de Mera (EPP, ES) will travel to Colombia’s capital city Bogotá and the border city of Cúcuta, while another two, led by Francisco Assis (S&D, PT), will first travel to the Brazilian border city of Boa Vista and then the capital, Brasilia.
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Nigeria Officials: 86 Killed in Herder-Farmer Clashes
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called for calm after 86 people were killed in clashes between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers in the central Plateau State.
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Statement of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Europe and asylum
The upcoming meetings of the EU in Brussels on asylum and migration come three years after the Mediterranean crisis, when more than a million desperate people crossed the sea to Europe.
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Ethiopia: US$118 Million urgently required to support over 818,000 people displaced by inter-communal violence around Gedeo (SNNPR) and West Guji (Oromia) Zones
The Government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners have released a response Plan to address fresh internal displacement around Gedeo (SNNPR) and West Guji (Oromia) Zones. The Appeal prioritizes life-saving support for over 818,000 men, women and children displaced as a result of inter-communal violence that has escalated since early June 2018.
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Stigmatized, shunned and shamed, International Widows’ Day draws attention to their unique needs
A 38-year-old widow who lost her husband in the Central African Republic war escaped to the Ngam refugee site in the Adamawa region of Cameroon with her five children; one of whom recently died.
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UNHCR shocked by mass drownings off Libya, calls for urgent action
UNHCR staff wait in Tripoli to assist refugees and migrants upon disembarkation.
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Report: Putin, Ukraine's Poroshenko Speak by Phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed implementing a 2015 peace agreement that has failed to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian media.
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Japan Cancels Missile Evacuation Drills
Japan has decided to cancel evacuation drills staged to prepare the country for ballistic missile attacks from North Korea, citing the recent diplomatic thaw following last week’s summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Save the Children CEO: White House Executive Order Harmful to Children
Save the Children believes the Presidential Executive Order addressing family separation achieves one thing: further harming already vulnerable children.
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Myanmar: New UN envoy offers to serve ‘as a bridge’, recognizes ‘positive steps’ over Rakhine state
A Rohingya woman and her child at a makeshift camp outside Sittwe in Myanmar's western Rakhine State.
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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
Global Celebration of International Day of Conscience: Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze Unites Participants from 63 Nations
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
Post-authoritarian Bureaucracy Violence :Unveiling Ceremony at the Injustice Site of the 1219 Incident
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020