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At Security Council, UN relief chief spotlights need to end ‘human catastrophe’ in Yemen

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Officials in Haiti begin counting ballots at the end of polling on election day, 9 August 2015.

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UNESCO and Italy to create task force for cultural heritage conservation in crises

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Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria.

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Afghan casualties hit record high 11,000 in 2015 – UN report

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The Taliban has taken territory in Khanabad district in the Afghanistan province of Kunduz on the other side of a bridge pictured here in August 2015.

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Some 80,000 refugees arrive in Europe in first six weeks of 2016

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A family of refugees walk along the beach after landing on the Greek island of Lesvos in January 2016.

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Syria: for first time in months, UN agency delivers aid to residents of Yarmouk camp

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UNRWA distributes life-saving assistance to displaced civilians from Yarmouk in Yalda, Syria.