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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conclusion of formal consultations on the global compact on refugees
A young refugee girl who fled the fighting that began on 7 July 2016 in South Sudan, checks her pot of food at the the newly established Pagarinya 2 camp in Adjumani District, northern Uganda.
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Mosul’s Children Haunted by Constant Fear and Intense Sorrow One Year after the City was Retaken from ISIS
One year since ISIS was expelled from Mosul, the city’s children are living in near constant fear for their lives, and are often reliving memories of devastation, displacement, bombing and extreme violence, a new report from Save the Children reveals.
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24 Killed in Mexico Fireworks Explosion
Several first responders were among 24 people killed in a series of explosions at fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City.
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Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in South West Syria
I am gravely concerned for the civilian population caught in the crossfire in South West Syria, including airstrikes and heavy shelling. An estimated 750,000 lives are in danger. More than 320,000 people are now displaced and most are living in dire and insecure conditions, including some 60,000 people camped at the Nasib/Jaber border crossing with Jordan.
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Data exchanges: Strengthening Europol cooperation with non-EU countries
MEPs stress need for personal data safeguards ahead of talks with eight non-EU countries to strengthen cooperation with Europol.
The aim of strengthening cooperation is to prevent and combat terrorism and organized crime, and to better address migration-related challenges such as the facilitation of irregular migration and trafficking in human beings.
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UN officials call for an end to West Bank demolitions and respect for international law
On July 5, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, the Head of West Bank Operations for UNRWA, Mr. Scott Anderson, and the Head of the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. James Heenan, expressed serious concern over demolitions and related events in vulnerable Palestinian communities in the central West Bank
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Walesa Urges Poles to Vote Out Right-Wing Government
Protests against a new law forcing more than a third of Supreme Court justices to step down continued across Poland Wednesday.
Nobel Prize-winning Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was among the marchers in Warsaw. He told a cheering crowd outside the Supreme Court that the country's right-wing leaders must go.
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OSCE’s work in mine action and global efforts to address threat posed by land mines in focus at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Speakers of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting address the Security Dialogue on the role of mine action in all phases of the conflict cycle, Vienna, 4 July 2018.
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Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane Cleared to Stay in Temp Housing Through July 24
A U.S. federal judge has extended by 20 days the housing aid program helping Puerto Ricans still unable to return home after last year’s Hurricane Maria damaged thousands of homes as well as the U.S. territory’s power grid.
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World Bank Vice President Confirms Continued Support for Peace, Social Inclusion and Economic Transition in Myanmar
World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Ms. Victoria Kwakwa will visit Myanmar from July 8 to 10. The purpose of the visit is to discuss with the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other high-ranking government officials as well as relevant stakeholders the Bank’s partnership with Myanmar, and in particular, the priorities for programming of resources from the International Development Association for investments to enhance social inclusion and foster peace within Myanmar.
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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