World
OSCE and Spain organize table-top simulation on protecting critical energy infrastructure from targeted cyber attacks
Strengthening protection and preparedness against cyber-attacks aimed at industrial control systems is the focus of a two-day table-top simulation starting in Madrid and organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department with the support of Spain’s Interior Ministry, on February 17.
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UNHCR delivers vital aid to Yemenis in embattled Taizz
Ahmed Najee, aged 9, collects UNHCR aid items in Taizz, Yemen.
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Strikes against children in a hospital in Syria
"We at UNICEF are appalled by reports of attacks against four medical facilities in Syria – two of which were supported by UNICEF. One is a child and maternal hospital where children were reportedly killed and scores evacuated.
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UN mourns death of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
On 2 January 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali (right), Secretary-General of the United Nations, arrives at the Secretariat Entrance for his first working day at the United Nations. Aly Teymour, Chief of Protocol, escorts him into the building.
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At Security Council, UN relief chief spotlights need to end ‘human catastrophe’ in Yemen
Water being trucked into a displacement camp where about 200 families, displaced from Sa’ada, Yemen, live.
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Thousands of refugees vote in second round of CAR presidential election
CAR refugee Jean Baptiste casts his vote in the second round of the CAR presidential elections in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Refugees: MEPs assess the situation on the ground in Turkey
Young Syrian children at Nizip refugee camp near Turkey's border with Syria
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EP this week: UK, Zika virus, Iran, economic governance
Parliamentary committees and political groups meet in Brussels this week
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Italian researcher’s death in Egypt spurs calls for inquiry
Teachers’ unions in Italy are urging Egyptian authorities to launch a full investigation into the death of Giulio Regeni, who was murdered while publishing articles on trade union rights, and who’s death remains a mystery.
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Haiti: UN welcomes election of provisional President
Officials in Haiti begin counting ballots at the end of polling on election day, 9 August 2015.
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Human Rights
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
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020