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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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Progress against hunger, poverty hinges on empowering indigenous women – UN agriculture chief
Huave women in Mexico carrying maize cobs.
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In strife-torn Afghanistan, people need support 'more than ever' says senior UN aid official
War-affected Kunduz civilians in Afghanistan receive humanitarian aid.
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Republican Senator Set to Compare Trump's Treatment of Media to Stalin
A Republican U.S. senator, who is one of President Donald Trump's biggest critics, will this week deliver a speech comparing Trump's treatment of the media to the behavior of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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Urgently Needed Cranes Reach Yemen Port
The United Nations says four mobile cranes urgently needed to unload cargo and humanitarian aid have arrived at a central seaport in hunger-wracked Yemen.
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Humanitarian community appeals for US$430 million to bring life-saving assistance to 2.8 million Afghans
Aid agencies in Afghanistan need US$430 million this year to help the most vulnerable girls, women, boys and men across the country. The money will be used to assist 2.8 million people displaced by conflict or natural disasters with emergency shelter and food, to treat patients injured by conflict, to feed malnourished children or assist vulnerable families returning home after years in Iran or Pakistan.
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N. Korea to Send Orchestra to S. Korea to Perform During Olympics
North Korea will send a 140-member orchestra to perform during the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, a move seen by the South's government as a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions.
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A bloody start to a new year in Syria
Hamouriya, east Ghouta, Syria. Bilal, 13, stands on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Hamouriya, east Ghouta.
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Iranian Officials Confirm 25 Dead in Protests
The Iranian government acknowledged Sunday that 25 people had been killed during recent anti-government protests in cities throughout the country.
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020