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Somalia: Only early action will avert another catastrophe, says senior UN relief official
Worsening drought conditions have left hundreds of thousands of Somalis facing severe food and water shortages.
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UNHCR lauds Europe’s rescue efforts in Mediterranean Sea
UNHCR staff receive surviors at the dock of the Sicilian port of Messina, Sicily.
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Refugee crisis: "The scenes of 2015 must not be repeated"
EU border force Frontex, estimates that the number of people landing on Europe's shores fell by two-thirds in 2016. A drop in arrivals on Greece’s islands contrasts however with record numbers of migrants reaching Italy. With over 5,000 people killed or missing, the UN reports that 2016 was the deadliest year ever for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. In meetings with Commission, Council and UNHCR representatives on 12 January, civil liberties committee MEPs shared their views on the crisis.
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Joint Statement on Syria
Two boys collect bread from a distribution point in the Al-Mashatiyeh neighborhood of eastern Aleppo in this photo from 1st January 2017.
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United Kingdom Helps WFP Fight Malnutrition In Mozambique
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a GBP 3.6 million contribution from the United Kingdom to help fight malnutrition in Mozambique.
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'We must not let 2017 repeat tragedies of 2016 for Syria' – top UN aid officials
A boy pulls a wheelchair along a debris strewn street in Al-Mashatiyeh neighbourhood of eastern Aleppo, Syria.
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Ongoing violations of child rights highlighted as UN monitoring body opens annual session
Students participate in class while listening to teacher at the Sujat Nagar urban slum school in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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UN Data Forum opens in South Africa to harness power of data for sustainable development
Wu Hongbo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, second from left, addresses members of the media at the UN World Data Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January.
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UN mission in South Sudan confirms discussions on regional protection force continuing
The visiting UN Security Council delegation tours Protection of Civilian sites 1 and 3 and discusses the current situation and the way forward for the peace process in September 2016.
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1 in 5 U.S. Gun Owners Avoided Background Check: Study
About one in five people in the United States who bought a gun in any setting in the past two years did so without a background check, new research finds.
The survey of more than 1,600 gun owners nationwide also found that half of guns bought privately in the past two years were obtained without a background check. The rate was higher in states without laws governing such purchases -- 57 percent vs. 26 percent in states with laws in place.
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020