World
US funding cuts for UN Palestine refugee agency put vital education, health programmes at risk
Beneficiaries queue for food assistance at the UNRWA distribution centre in Sahnaya, Damascus in Syria.
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UN agencies in urgent bid to prevent famine in Kasai, DRC
A baby gets his weight measured in a UNICEF supported child clinic in Nganza, Kananga.
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3 million children born into war in Yemen
An infant who was born prematurely receives treatment in Alsadaqah Hospital, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen.
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Resolve differences peacefully, Security Council to DR Congo political actors
A view of downtown Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Warning that ‘peace remains elusive,’ UN chief outlines areas for action in 2018
Secretary General António Guterres briefs an informal meeting of the General Assembly on his concerns for 2018.
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DHS Chief Faces Senate Questions Over Trump Comments, Immigration Policy
In a wide-ranging hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a Senate committee she did not remember hearing President Donald Trump use vulgar language to describe Haiti and African countries during a meeting last week with lawmakers at the White House.
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Ex-Trump Aide Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon refused to answer questions Tuesday from lawmakers who are investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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Half a million Rohingya refugee children at risk in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh with cyclone and monsoon season on horizon
A young woman and a baby waiting to be immunized watch as a health worker fills a syringe with vaccine, in the Unchiprang makeshift Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar district.
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In Afghanistan, Security Council reiterates support for efforts to restore peace and progress
Security Council President Ambassador Kairat Umarov of Kazakhstan (left) is greeted by President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020