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New UN-backed action plan promotes hiring of refugees

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Nastaran Fekri (left) and Rita Butmann (striped shirt) teach a workshop class at the ReDI school in Berlin. Set up for refugees without computer access at home, the school’s three-month course in coding takes students with basic skills to the point where they can build their own online store.

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Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation of children affected by the earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

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Five-year-old Douglas Jacob, who was injured on 26 February 2018 by falling rocks which hit him on the head when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, sits on a bed as he recovers at a hospital in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 12 March 2018.

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Ten things you didn't know about malaria

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A mother and child beneath an instecticide-treated net in Tanzania.

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Armenian Opposition Leader Says He is Ready to Lead

The head of Armenia's opposition movement said Tuesday he is prepared to lead the country after Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian resigned following nearly two weeks of protests against his rule.

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Transdniestrian Settlement Process moves forward as another milestone agreement signed by the Sides

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The Moldovan and Transdniestrian Chief Negotiators, Cristina Lesnic (l) and Vitaly Ignatiev (r), sign an agreement on the mechanism for the participation of vehicles from Transdniestria in international road traffic, Bender, 24 April 2018.

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Syria Humanitarian Fund allocates over US$16 million to respond to East Ghouta and Afrin emergencies

The Syria Humanitarian Fund allocated US $16.3 million to 21 projects to respond to people displaced from East Ghouta and Afrin. This allocation will finance food and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, shelter and core relief items in addition to providing protection services to people in need.

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Brexit: EU and UK citizens’ rights remain EP’s key priority

EP Brexit Steering Group and MEPs from five committees in charge of citizens' rights heard representatives of the 3 million group and UK Home Office officials on Tuesday.

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Police: Toronto Driver Left 'Cryptic' Facebook Message Before Attack

Toronto police say the driver who allegedly ran down and killed 10 pedestrians on a downtown sidewalk with his van left a "cryptic" Facebook message just moments before the attack.

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US Judge Orders DACA to Continue, With New Applicants

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to keep in place deportation protection for 700,000 young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers."

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UN chiefs call for increased support for vulnerable Syrians and the region, as Brussels conference set to open

As the ‘Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ opens, UN Chiefs are calling urgently for increased support for vulnerable Syrians, refugees and the communities hosting them.