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Ex-Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Living in Dubai

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says his predecessor, Yingluck Shinawatra, is in Dubai.

The prime minister revealed Yingluck’s whereabouts Thursday during a meeting with journalists, citing a report from the foreign ministry of her movements. Her brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has lived in exile in Dubai since he was overthrown in a 2006 military coup.

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The only world safe from use of nuclear weapons is a world completely free of them – UN chief

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Sculpture depicting St. George slaying the dragon. The dragon is created from fragments of Soviet SS-20 and United States Pershing nuclear missiles.

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UNHCR calls for the EU relocation scheme to continue

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on September 26 urged EU Member States to promptly relocate all asylum-seekers eligible under the EU’s emergency relocation scheme and for it to continue beyond the two years originally planned.

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Degradation of the humanitarian situation in Western CAR

The humanitarian situation in the western part of the Central African Republic has deteriorated again since the beginning of September. Armed groups have taken over several localities, in particular the cities of Bocaranga and Niem and the ensuing confrontations have caused a large number of displacements.

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DRC: More than 1 million people uprooted from their homes by lingering violence in Kasai

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Gédéon Mboyi with his family. Most of the families fleeing to Kananga endure a painful journey. They pack their belongings, take their children and run in search of safety.

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Ambassador of the Central African Republic Rings the Bell of Peace

Peace Urgently Needed in Africa

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The martial arts performance by FOWPAL in New York amazed the guests from around the world.

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UNHCR chief calls for stepped-up support for Rohingya refugees, thanks Bangladesh for keeping borders open

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on September 25, called for support to be ramped up for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last month, and the communities hosting them, and commended the Government and people of Bangladesh for their hospitality.

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Rohingya refugee crisis: Humanitarian partners continue to scale up response as refugee numbers approach 430,000

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UNHCR and League of Arab States sign agreement to address refugee challenges in the Arab region

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (left) and Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit (right) signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 20 September 2017. The MoU aims to establish a global cooperation framework for an effective response to the needs of refugees in the Arab region and to facilitate better humanitarian access and emergency response.

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Iraq: Returnees face new, unimaginable hardships

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