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DR Congo: Children’s access to education under threat from ongoing violence in Kasai region

As school year begins, UNICEF and partners launch campaign to help 150,000 children return to school

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After a year of disruption and uncertainty, children are returning to school in the Kasai. The classroom is an important place for healing as children are able to focus on the future and think about their studies, their friends and their games.

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UN condemns DPRK ballistic missile launch; stresses country cease such activities

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Secretary-General António Guterres.

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UN dedicates annual Peace Day to safety, respect for refugees and migrants

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Some of the many children attending the United Nations Peace Bell Ceremony on the Occasion of the 36th Anniversary of the International Day of Peace.

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North Korea: Council reinforces EU sanctions in line with UN Security Council resolution 2371 of 5 August 2017

The Council further strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea by transposing the sectoral sanctions imposed by UN Security Council resolution 2371 (2017). This resolution was adopted on 5 August 2017 in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s ongoing nuclear weapon and ballistic missile-development activities, in violation and flagrant disregard of previous UN Security Council resolutions.

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OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of Biological Weapons Convention

The Programme Office in Bishkek supported a two-day roundtable discussion on implementation issues of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the context of Kyrgyzstan’s National Action Plan (NAP) on 7 and 8 September in Kosh-Kol village, Issyk-Kul region.

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EU prolongs sanctions over actions against Ukraine's territorial integrity until 15 March 2018

On 14 September 2017, the Council prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for a further six months, until 15 March 2018. The measures consist of asset freezes and travel bans.

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UNICEF emergency supplies for Rohingya children en route to Cox’s Bazar

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On 7 September 2017, newly arrived Rohingya refugees walk ashore at Shamlapur beach in Cox's Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh, after traveling for 5 hours in a boat across the open waters of the Bay of Bengal.

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New UN global innovation forum to 'creatively disrupt' status quo for women and girls in tech

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in Jordan, adolescent girls use cellphones and tablets in a solar kiosk providing internet connectivity in the Za’atari camp for Syrian refugees, near the Syrian border.

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UN chief calls for action on Myanmar and DPR Korea; launches reform initiatives

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Secretary-General António Guterres holds a wide-ranging press conference ahead of the general debate of the 72nd session of the General Assembly.

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Somalia facing complex immediate and long-term challenges, UN Security Council told

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A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as Michael Keating (left on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefs the Council via video link.