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End ‘daily tragedy’ for millions, tackle root cause of internals displacement, urges UN migration chief

This woman and her child sheltered under their cart are among thousands who have fled violence and are now in Al Salam camp for Internally Displaced Persons, South Darfur.
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As conditions worsen in Yemen, new UN envoy hopes to rekindle peace talks

A military guard sits in the former Assembly Hall of the Governor of Saada, which now lies in ruins. Since the Yemen conflict escalated two years ago, much of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed.
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US State Department Claims Inspectors Not in Douma
There was confusion Tuesday about whether a team of international experts had arrived in Douma, Syria, to determine whether chemical weapons were used in an attack there 10 days ago.
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G7 Leaders' Statement on Syria
We, the G7 Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Union, are united in condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the use of chemical weapons in the April 7 attack in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.
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OSCE Mission to Serbia supports further education of Serbian local police in preventing violent extremism
A series of four pilot training courses on preventing and identifying Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT), for police commanders from the local Uniformed Police and the local Police Sections for Countering Terrorism and Extremism throughout Serbia, took place from March to April 2018 in Novi Sad, Niš, Novi Pazar and Belgrade.
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Russia Dismisses Rare US-British Warning on Hackers
Russia has rejected allegations from the United States and Britain that Russian-backed hackers are escalating cyberattacks on American and British companies, government operations and infrastructure.
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Rape, Murder of Young Girl Sparks Riots in Pakistan
At least one protester was killed when a riot broke out during a protest Tuesday in Pakistani city of Karachi in response to the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.
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OSCE PA’s Sanchez Amor concerned by stripping of immunity of parliamentarians in Poland, calls for reconsideration
Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, today expressed his concern regarding the state of freedom of expression in Poland, following the stripping of immunity from several opposition parliamentarians last week.
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WH: Trump Wants US Forces Out of Syria As Soon As Possible
The White House says President Donald Trump remains determined to pull out U.S. troops deployed in Syria, a message that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said he convinced Trump to keep U.S. forces there.
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Bangladesh and UNHCR agree on voluntary returns framework for when refugees decide conditions are right

High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammad Shahidul Haque sign an MOU on voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees, Friday, 13 April, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

