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Airstrikes, shelling continue in Syria despite Security Council’s ceasefire call – top UN officials

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Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting.

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Egypt’s Top Prosecutor Monitoring Media Ahead of Elections

Egypt’s top state prosecutor has ordered his staff to closely monitor all news and social media outlets and take action against any they deem to be “hurting national interests.”

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Trump to Senators: 'You're Afraid of the NRA'

U.S. President Donald Trump held a roundtable discussion on gun control Wednesday with a group of senators, during which he accused them of being "afraid" of the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby.

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UN chiefs call for stepped-up support for vulnerable Syrians, refugees and host communities, amid escalating violence inside Syria

Joint press release by UNHCR, UNDP and OCHA

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock briefed UN Member States in Geneva about the ongoing crisis in Syria and the need for sustained support to Syrian refugees and the countries in the region who generously host them, on February 23.

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Syria: ‘Actions, not words’ needed to save lives in East Ghouta – UN humanitarian wing

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A family flees an active conflict neighbourhood in eastern Ghouta, Syria, using a cart to carry their belongings.

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UN agencies helping Rohingya refugee camps brace for potentially devastating rains in southern Bangladesh

Against the backdrop of the fast approaching wet season in Bangladesh, United Nations relief agencies are working flat out to strengthen vital infrastructure and boost resilience among hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in rudimentary shelters as well as for local communities hosting them.

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From recipient to donor: Republic of Korea makes its largest ever contribution to WFP

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Republic of Korea Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Mr. Yong-rok Kim and WFP Executive Director David Beasley signed the arrangement in Rome on Feb 28,2018.

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WFP supports people with disabilities through school meals in LAO PDR

Children with disabilities will be receiving nutritious meals at school thanks to a new partnership in Lao PDR between the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Vientiane Special School for children with hearing and visual impairments.

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UNHCR calls for calm and restraint after Rwanda refugee camp protests

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for calm and restraint after worrying reports of a refugee protest turning violent in Rwanda’s Kiziba refugee camp.

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UNHCR welcomes renewed commitment to protect refugees by Latin American and Caribbean states at key meeting

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on February 22, welcomed the renewed commitment by States in Latin America and the Caribbean region to strengthen protection and achieve solutions in situations of displacement and statelessness at a key meeting in Brazil.