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US Homeland Security Sued Over Warrantless Search of Electronics

U.S. human rights groups are suing the federal government over warrantless searches of phones and computers at the U.S. border.

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UNHCR Chief visits Hungary, calls for greater access to asylum, end to detention and more solidarity with refugees

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (right) meets with officials at Röszke Transit Zone in Hungary. Röszke is one of two “transit zones” in Hungary, where asylum-seekers are confined while awaiting the outcome of their applications.

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UN Aid Chief: Humanitarian response saves lives in Nigeria’s north-east, civilian safety must be prioritized

At the end of a two-day mission to Nigeria, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, said that the Government and humanitarians had made important progress in delivering life-saving relief to millions of people in north-east Nigeria. However, the complex Lake Chad Basin crisis will require sustained international support over the coming years.

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OSCE organizes risk assessment and crisis management exercise in Slovakia on protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks

A national table top exercise focusing on preparedness and protection of non-nuclear critical energy infrastructure against IT-based terrorist attacks concluded on 13 September 2017 in Bratislava.

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UN and partners aiding ‘unprecedented’ flow of refugees from Myanmar

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People arriving are in urgent need of life-saving assistance , including food, water and sanitation, health and protection.

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General Assembly opens 72nd session with focus on the world’s people

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Miroslav Lajčák (centre), President of the 72nd session of the General Assembly, gavels open the session’s first meeting. He is flanked by Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.

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New Rankin film puts spotlight on refugee and migrant children separated from their families

Thought-provoking film in partnership with UNICEF urges the public to challenge stereotypes “I am a child, not a threat”

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On 8 March 2016, a boy is carried by a family member walking between makeshift tents along the train tracks in Idomeni, Greece.

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World Bank Donates US$50 million to Fight Hunger and Malnutrition in South Sudan

Three United Nations agencies leading the response to a dire hunger and nutrition crisis in South Sudan welcomed a US$50 million donation from the World Bank to address food insecurity and malnutrition in the country on Sep 12.

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WFP Ramps Up Assistance To Islands Of The Caribbean Battered By Hurricane Irma

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Distribution of High-Energy Biscuits in Haiti started on 10 September.

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Supreme Court Issues Temporary Order Upholding Trump Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a temporary order allowing the Trump administration to maintain its restrictive policy on refugees while the court considers challenges to the travel ban.

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