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Macedonia to Change Airport Name to Help Settle Dispute With Greece

Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev took a big step Wednesday in resolving a longtime dispute with neighboring Greece over the name Macedonia.

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More than half of the population in Central Africa will need humanitarian assistance in 2018

The humanitarian crisis that the Central African Republic endured last year persists. Due to violence perpetrated by armed groups, more than one in four Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee. In one year, the number of internally displaced persons has increased by more than 70 percent since the first quarter of 2017. This has prevented thousands of children from enjoying their basic right to education. The combination of these factors means that by 2018, 2.5 million Central Africans will need humanitarian assistance.

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Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan appalled by attack on humanitarian organisation

The attack reportedly targeting the offices of a humanitarian organisation in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, killed two people and wounded a dozen, including five children, according to initial information.

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World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – UN report

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Two girls speak to a psychologist using a mobile phone in rural sindhupalchowk, Nepal. In the background, a house lies in ruin, destroyed by the devastating 2015 earthquakes in country.

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More action needed to improve security and humanitarian access in Myanmar if Rohingya children are to return safely - UNICEF

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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Justin Forysyth meeting Rohingya refugee families in Kutapalong refugee camp, Bangladesh.

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EU elections 2019: MEPs pave way for pan-European constituency post Brexit

The European Parliament should shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU, to make room for EU-wide electoral lists, say Constitutional Affairs MEPs.

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Record 22.2 million people need humanitarian assistance in Yemen – UN aid chief

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UNICEF representative in Yemen Meritxell Relaño checks on a boy suffering from malnutrition at Al-Sabeen Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen.

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Amid growing insecurity, time to reassess UN peacekeeping presence in Mali, Security Council told

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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, addresses the Security Council on the situation in Mali.

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UN agency for Palestine refugee launches global funding push after US aid cuts

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Pierre Krähenbühl, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, speaks at the launch of the fundraising campaign.

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Liberia: UN welcomes new President’s inauguration as key milestone on country’s road to success

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Newly appointed President of Liberia, George Weah (centre left), walks with former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (centre right) during the inauguration ceremony in Monrovia.