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Plenary highlights: migration, Panama papers and €315 billion investment plan
MEPs debated plans for investment in Africa to help migrants find work in their home country during June's plenary session in Strasbourg this week. They looked too at ways to integrate migrants into the EU's labour market without disadvantaging local workers. MEPs also approved the mandate for an inquiry committee into the Panama papers and reviewed the EU's €315 billion investment plan. In addition Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev pleaded for more EU integration in a speech to plenary.
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UNICEF official: Attacks on medical facilities in Syria "should shake the moral compass of the world."
“Everyone must question their humanity when babies have to be taken out of incubators because of attacks on hospitals.
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Content of report on conflict-affected children 'will not change,' asserts Ban

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Thousands continue to flee Boko Haram attacks on Niger town – UN refugee agency

Nigerian refugee Boussam installs a pole to start building a shelter in Sayam Forage camp, in Niger’s Diffa region.
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Eighty per cent of 18-year-olds believe young people are in danger of online sexual abuse – UNICEF/Ipsos global poll

wo boys from the town of Cebu, in the Philippines.
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“We came with nothing, we have nothing”: Thousands flee Fallujah as fighting intensifies
The UN and partners are in a race against time to provide life-saving assistance to people fleeing escalating violence in Anbar, particularly around the battle for Fallujah.
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Syrian and international experts agree on emergency measures to safeguard Syria’s heritage

Commission for UNESCO / Till Budde.
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OSCE course in Dushanbe focuses on Risk analysis and management in border security
Twenty-two officials from customs and border agencies of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan completed today the Risk Analysis and Management in Border Security Course at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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The Anglo-Saudi Terror Machine Behind 9/11 Stands Fully Exposed
Lyndon LaRouche issued a statement on May 26 that should resonate in Manhattan, on Capitol Hill, and around the world. He presented the essential truth about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, at a moment when global attention has been finally directed at the actual criminals behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history.
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Supporting Innovative Polish Companies Will Help Sustain Growth, Says World Bank
Poland’s small and medium sized companies (SMEs) have substantial innovation potential. Identifying the needs and strengths of these companies and uncovering the leaders should help ensure that their innovation and entrepreneurial potential is fully used. With adequate public support, such champions may succeed in the domestic and international markets, according to a new World Bank Group report, Toward an Innovative Poland: The Entrepreneurial Discovery Process and Business Needs Analysis, launched today in Warsaw.
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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

