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New Demonstrations in Tunisia as it Marks 7th Anniversary of Arab Spring Uprising
Hundreds of people took the streets of Tunisia's capital for a new demonstration Sunday, and in one district police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of stone-throwing youths on the seventh anniversary of the ousting of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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US Homeland Security Chief Vows to Correct Hawaii's Missile Alert System
U.S. Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen said Sunday it was "unfortunate" there was a false emergency alarm about an incoming missile in Hawaii, but said authorities are "all working to make sure it doesn’t happen again."
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Earthjustice Condemns Racist Language Reportedly Used By Trump To Degrade Haitian, Salvadoran, And African Immigrants
Earthjustice expresses deep disappointment with reports noting that President Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “shithole” countries.
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Iraqis returning home outnumber displaced for first time since 2013, says UN migration agency

Iraqi returnee family in the village of Wana, west of the city of Mosul, carry away relief kit supplied by the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Migration, sustaining peace, development high on UN General Assembly’s agenda for 2018

Miroslav Lajčák President of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, briefs on the Assembly's priorities for 2018.
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Migration should be act of hope, not despair; UN chief proposes ways to maximize migrants' contributions

Migrants wait in line to be registered in Berlin, Germany.
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UNHCR Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS concludes fact-finding mission to two refugee receiving states - Benue and Cross River states

UNHCR staff and local authorities assist recently arrived Cameroonians seeking refuge in Obanliku, south-east Nigeria, October 2017.
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Poll Finds Strong Support for Citizenship for Youths Brought to US as Kids
While Congress and the White House debate the future of young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, a new survey shows Americans overwhelmingly think they should be allowed to stay and apply to be citizens.
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In Hargeisa, UN envoy for Somalia calls for calm and dialogue following clashes

Michael Keating (left), UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, and Somaliland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Saad Ali Shire, speak to reporters at a press conference in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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European Diplomats Urge Sticking With Iran Nuclear Deal
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program is working, and that while there are concerns about Iran's development of ballistic missiles and other activities in the Middle East, those should be dealt with as a separate issue.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

