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Turning migration governance challenges into mutually beneficial opportunities is the way forward, say participants at 2017 OSCE Mediterranean conference

Co-operation in migration management is the focus of the annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference taking place on 24 and 25 October in Palermo, Italy.

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Marking UN Day in Central African Republic, Secretary-General honours peacekeepers

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Secretary-General António Guterres visits wounded peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

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Donors pledge over US$344 million in response to Rohingya refugee crisis

International donor community announces more than US$344 million to ramp up delivery of critical humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.

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Sarmina Begum, 20, from Myanmar holds her 10-monh-old daughter Dil Yahara.

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Commission warns Vietnam over insufficient action to fight illegal fishing

The European Commission is continuing its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing worldwide by warning Vietnam, with a "yellow card", about the risk of it being identified as a non-cooperating country.

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EU announces €106 million support package for people affected by the crises in Sudan

The European Commission has announced a €106 million support package - €46 million in humanitarian assistance and €60 million for development - to directly assist people in Sudan affected by forced displacement, undernutrition, disease outbreaks and recurrent extreme climatic conditions.

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Donors pledge over $344 million in response to Rohingya refugee crisis

The international donor community announced pledges for more than US$344 million to urgently ramp up the delivery of critical humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, on October 23.

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Rohingya crisis: Donors pledge $344 million at UN-backed conference to support aid efforts

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Rohingya families arrive at a UNHCR transit centre near the village of Anjuman Para, Cox’s Bazar, south-east Bangladesh after spending four days stranded at the Myanmar border with some 6,800 refugees.

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Wildlife conservation, sustainable development in spotlight at UN-backed conference

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A lion watches his territory in Kenya.

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At current rates of reduction, it will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa

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Dada, 15, holds her 18-month-old daughter Husseina where she lives in a host community in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, Saturday 29 July 2017.

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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.