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Earthjustice Condemns Racist Language Reportedly Used By Trump To Degrade Haitian, Salvadoran, And African Immigrants
Earthjustice expresses deep disappointment with reports noting that President Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “shithole” countries.
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Iraqis returning home outnumber displaced for first time since 2013, says UN migration agency
Iraqi returnee family in the village of Wana, west of the city of Mosul, carry away relief kit supplied by the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018
Miroslav Lajčák President of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, briefs on the Assembly's priorities for 2018.
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Migration should be act of hope, not despair; UN chief proposes ways to maximize migrants' contributions
Migrants wait in line to be registered in Berlin, Germany.
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UNHCR Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS concludes fact-finding mission to two refugee receiving states - Benue and Cross River states
UNHCR staff and local authorities assist recently arrived Cameroonians seeking refuge in Obanliku, south-east Nigeria, October 2017.
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Poll Finds Strong Support for Citizenship for Youths Brought to US as Kids
While Congress and the White House debate the future of young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, a new survey shows Americans overwhelmingly think they should be allowed to stay and apply to be citizens.
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In Hargeisa, UN envoy for Somalia calls for calm and dialogue following clashes
Michael Keating (left), UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, and Somaliland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Saad Ali Shire, speak to reporters at a press conference in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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European Diplomats Urge Sticking With Iran Nuclear Deal
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program is working, and that while there are concerns about Iran's development of ballistic missiles and other activities in the Middle East, those should be dealt with as a separate issue.
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Food Rations For Refugees In Rwanda Are Reduced Amidst Funding Shortfalls
The World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) appealed on Jan 11 to donors to contribute funds so that a 25 percent reduction from January onwards in food or cash assistance for more than 100,000 refugees in Rwanda can be reversed as soon as possible.
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Trump Suggests He Has 'Very Good Relationship' With North Korea's Kim
President Donald Trump has suggested that he is on very good terms with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite their recent debate over whose desk has a bigger nuclear button.
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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