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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
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
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
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
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
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
Newly appointed President of Liberia, George Weah (centre left), walks with former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (centre right) during the inauguration ceremony in Monrovia.
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Pence Announces U.S. Embassy to Move to Jerusalem in 2019
After announcing the United States would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, Vice President Mike Pence wraps up a four-day Middle East trip Tuesday by meeting with Israel's president and making visits to a Holocaust remembrance center and the Western Wall.
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Global report: 10 most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2017
Burundian women collect firewood outside Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. The task takes hours and many women carry their babies too. A UNHCR-led initiative is replacing firewood with LPG fuel here to prevent environmental degradation and protect vulnerable refugees from sexual and gender-based violence.
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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