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In Baghdad, UN chief underlines extreme concern about 'enormous' challenges Iraq faces
In Baghdad, (from left to right) the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Haider Al-Abadi, arrive at a press conference. 26 March, 2016.
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UK to strengthen global military presence
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that he will create new DA posts and associated Defence Sections in Finland, Senegal (also covering the Sahel region) and Albania, as well as new Deputy DA roles in Qatar, Afghanistan, Latvia, Lithuania and Georgia.
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UK-trained female soldiers to take the fight to Daesh
Female Peshmerga troops receive training from British Army personnel in Northern Iraq
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Storm Katie is forecast to affect southern England and south Wales on Easter Monday
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For displaced Syrian hairdresser, a chance to start over
Palestinian-Syrian hairdresser Momena attends to a client at her small salon in Damascus.
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Walking and collecting, Yemeni keeps hopes alive in exile
Yemeni refugee Abdillahi Bashraheel stands at the entrance to his "museum of curiosities" at Markazi Camp in Djibouti.
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87 million children under 7 have known nothing but conflict - UNICEF
A young child inside her house in the Muhamasheen area of Mathbah, in Sana'a, Yemen. 2 November 2015.
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UN Envoy for Yemen announces cessation of hostilities and start date for peace talks
Girls fetching water in Mawyah district, Taiz. This role often falls on the shoulders of girls and young women, often at the expense of their education.
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Refugee crisis: EU Fisheries Control Agency to help detect migrant boats
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) which centralises and coordinates EU member states’ fisheries inspections, will be empowered to use the data provided by its ship reporting systems to detect vessels carrying migrants under updated rules approved by Parliament's Fisheries Committee on Tuesday. It will also be able to and conduct new types of operations to disrupt people smuggling routes.
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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