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UK calls on the international community to prioritise long-term support for the Rohingya people on the anniversary of the crisis

One year on from the devastating man-made crisis which saw the mass exodus of 700,000 persecuted Rohingya men, women and children fleeing Burma to Bangladesh, the UK is calling on the international community to provide long-term support to keep the Rohingya people safe in the years to come, both in Bangladesh and in Burma.

Significant progress has been made in protecting hundreds of thousands Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the 12 months since they fled violence in Myanmar, but lives “will once again be at risk” if funding is not urgently secured, UN officials said on Friday.

A military guard sits in the former Assembly Hall of the Governor of Saada, which now lies in ruins. Since the Yemen conflict escalated two years ago, much of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed.

The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

Venezuelans queue to have their travel documents processed by immigration authorities in Tumbes, a Peruvian city near the border with Ecuador.

Venezuelans queue to have their travel documents processed by immigration authorities in Tumbes, a Peruvian city near the border with Ecuador.

A Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition lawmaker is now facing charges of treason, after authorities dropped an illegal weapons charge.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern over the drought that has caused major crop losses in Central America on August 24, 2018.

The projects are the first of a wider package of €50 million for Iran, aiming to support the country to address key economic and social challenges. They are part of the renewed cooperation and engagement between the European Union and Iran following the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Zimbabwe’s highest court is expected to issue a ruling Friday on a petition in which the country’s main opposition group is seeking a nullification of July 30 presidential election won by the incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa.