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France's Macron: US Role in Syria Vital
French President Emmanuel Macron is heading Monday to the United States for a state visit with President Donald Trump, looking to convince him of the need to keep a U.S. presence in Syria even after the defeat of Islamic State terrorists, and to give the European Union an exemption on new aluminum and steel tariffs.
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UNHCR alarmed by continuing forced returns of Nigerians by Cameroon
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on April 20, was expressed its alarm at continuing forced returns to Nigeria of refugees and asylum-seekers from Cameroon’s Far North Region.
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Nicaraguan President Cancels Pension Plan Changes to End Deadly Protests
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has scrapped plans to overhaul the country's social security system.
His announcement last week of changes to the country's pension plan sparked days of deadly protests.
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11 Migrants Die, 263 Rescued off Libya Coast
The Libyan navy said it has recovered the bodies of 11 migrants and rescued 263 others in two separate operations off Libya's western coast.
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Four years of conflict in Ukraine leave 4.4 million people in a dire humanitarian situation
The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Mr. Neal Walker, on April 20th, briefed Member States and International Organizations on the dire humanitarian situation faced by 4.4 million conflict-affected people in eastern Ukraine. After four years of conflict, 3.4 million people in Ukraine are struggling to cope with the impact of the humanitarian crisis and urgently require humanitarian assistance and protection.
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"Supporting the future of Syria and the region": financial tracking report
At the first Brussels conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" on 4-5 April 2017, the international community and the governments of refugee hosting countries came together to reaffirm their commitments to help millions of affected civilians in Syria as well as Syrian refugees and the communities generously hosting them.
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Early rains expose risks for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, but worst ‘yet to come,’ warns UN agency
A Rohingya refugee child sits next to buckets collecting rainwater at a makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. With the arrival of rains, the challenges have multiplied for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the area.
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Government of Japan contributes US$ 1 million to UNICEF and WFP for a comprehensive set of life-saving health, nutrition, food security and WASH interventions
The Government of Japan has announced a contribution of US$ 1 million to enhance the resilience of communities in Zimbabwe through a comprehensive set of life-saving health, nutrition, food security and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) interventions.
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Spanish Foreign Minister Sees How WFP Logistics Hub in Las Palmas Helps Swifter Emergency Response
The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alfonso Dastis, visited the logistics base of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria this morning. The logistics base, located in the port of Las Palmas, is a key hub for responding to humanitarian needs in West Africa.
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States, UN, partners in new joint push to help people displaced in their own countries
Faiza (centre, in purple), 31, from Manono village in Tanganyika province, sits among a group of Congolese women who established a site for internally displaced persons at EP Moni primary school in Kalemie.
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