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Tillerson Promotes Closer Iraq-Saudi Ties

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted improving ties between Saudi Arabia and Iraq as a way to counter Iran's growing military assertiveness in the region.

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13 Killed in Nigeria Suicide Bombing

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New World Bank-UNHCR joint data center to improve global statistics on forced displacement

The World Bank Group (WBG) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are joining forces to establish a joint data center on forced displacement to greatly improve statistics on refugees, other displaced people and host communities.

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Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives

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Mohammed Yasin, 8, is amongst the Rohingyas refugee children living in shelters at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Cities and local policies key to overcome hunger, stresses head of UN agency

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High rises and hotel buildings in Punta Pacifica, Panama City, Panama.

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Violence in Myanmar driving up to 12,000 Rohingya refugee children into Bangladesh every week – UNICEF

UNICEF urges donors to support humanitarian appeals ahead of international pledging conference

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Mohammed Yasin, 8, is amongst the Rohingyas refugee children living in shelters at the Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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#MeToo movement stems from impunity and culture of silence, senior UN official writes

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Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, briefs journalists.

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Africa's rapid urbanization can drive industrialization, says new UN report

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Overlooking the central market at closing time in Kumasi, the largest and one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Ghana.

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UNHCR Statement: Australia must prevent looming humanitarian emergency in Papua New Guinea

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An asylum-seeker enters the ‘Regional Processing Centre’ on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Refugee centres here have prompted international concern over the harsh conditions and poor levels of protection for those who arrive by boat in Australia and are transferred to the neigbouring island.

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US Military Investigating Deaths of Soldiers in Niger Ambush

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Thursday the military is investigating the deaths of four American soldiers in Niger earlier this month at the hands of Islamic jihadists.