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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Secretary General concerned about tensions in Kosovo

In light of the 26 March events in northern Kosovo and subsequent developments, the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office and the OSCE Secretary General call on all sides to refrain from provocations and re-engage in constructive dialogue.

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US, Canada Differ on Quick NAFTA Resolution

The Trump administration is hopeful it can reach a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement before the July 1 presidential election in Mexico and U.S. midterm congressional elections in November.

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‘When weapons speak, civilians pay the price,’ says UN aid chief as Syria war grinds on

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Devastation in the city of Homs, eastern Syria. According to estimates, about 33 per cent of housing across the country have been destroyed in the conflict.

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UN allocates $9 million to help thousands of people displaced in north-east Nigeria

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The United Nations-managed Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) supports, amomg others, women livelihoods projects like this one, in Mafa, Borno state.

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In Yemen, children’s education devastated after three years of escalating conflict

Nearly 2 million children now out of school

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A student stands in the ruins of one of his former classrooms, which was destroyed in June 2015, at the Aal Okab school in Saada, Saada Governorate, Yemen, Monday 24 April 2017.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham visits Indonesia to meet children tackling violence and bullying in the classroom

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to Indonesia to see how 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund is helping UNICEF to target bullying and peer violence that can keep children, especially girls, away from school.

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Trump to End Deportation Protection for Liberians in the US

The Trump administration is ending a program that allows citizens of Liberia living in the United States to avoid deportation.

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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner calls for improved access to pensions for the internally displaced and other rights

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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Mr. George Okoth-Obbo visits Maiorsk checkpoint.

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed, citing the protests in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as an impetus for the change.

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European Qualifications Passport for Refugees: integration through education and employment

Joint press release from UNHCR and the Council of Europe

European Qualifications Passport for Refugees: integration through education and employment

Strasbourg/Athens, 27.03.2018 - Since the beginning of what is often referred to as the refugee crisis in Europe, the recognition of refugees’ qualifications has become one of the main tools to integrate them into European societies.