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Thousands of Rohingyas cross into Bangladesh overnight; child malnutrition soars in camps – UN

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Rohingya refugees cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar at the Anjumanpara border crossing point.

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Displaced People In Congo And Central African Republic Receive WFP Food Assistance From China

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a vital new US$5 million contribution from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to provide urgent food and nutrition assistance to internally displaced people in the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.).

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Islamic State Claims ‘Soldier’ in New York City Truck Attack

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One of many makeshift memorials to the victims of Tuesday's bike path attack is seen on the corner of Chambers Street and West Side Highway, in New York, Nov 2, 2017.

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OSCE High Commissioner urges Moldova to implement integration strategy and encourages dialogue in joint working group on Gagauzia

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Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visiting a kindergarten that is piloting a HCNM-supported project on bilingual education, Chișinău, 2 November 2017.

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Tillerson to Visit Myanmar, Join Trump on Asia Trip

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will go to Myanmar and accompany President Donald Trump on his visit to Asia, the State Department said in a statement Thursday.

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Ukrainian and Russian journalists reiterate urgent need to address impunity for crimes against journalists at 16th roundtable in Vienna

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16th meeting of the representatives of media organizations from the Russian Federation and Ukraine, Vienna, 2 November 2017.

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UNHCR report exposes the discrimination pervading the life of stateless minorities worldwide

A new UNHCR report warns that discrimination, exclusion and persecution are stark realities for many of the world’s stateless minorities, and calls for immediate action to secure equal nationality rights for all.

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'Failure to broker peace' hinders solutions to displacement, UN refugee chief tells Security Council

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Pictured here, Rohingya refugees including women and children cross from Myanmar into Bangladesh at Palong Khali in Cox’s Bazar district.

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UN General Assembly again calls for lifting US embargo against Cuba

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Wide view of the General Assembly meeting to consider the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.

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Violent discipline, sexual abuse and homicides stalk millions of children worldwide – UNICEF

Violence against children – some as young as one year old – is pervasive in homes, schools and communities, new report with disturbing data reveals

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Javier*, 10, looks onto the playground at his school in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Violence is part of his life - his classmates, 5 uncles and father were killed by gangs. He lives with his grandma, who fears for his safety.