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Stoltenberg: ‘Time Is Now’ for Turkey to Approve Finland, Sweden Joining NATO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday “the time is now to ratify both Finland and Sweden” as new members of the alliance.
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Haiti: Armed violence against schools increases nine-fold in one year - UNICEF
Acts of armed violence against schools in Haiti, including shooting, ransacking, looting and kidnappings have increased nine-fold in one year, as rising insecurity and widespread unrest begin to cripple the country’s education system, UNICEF warned, on February 9.
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Zelenskyy to Address Munich Security Conference
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the annual Munich Security Conference on Friday via video link.
Last year, the conference attendees implored Russian President Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine.
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Earthquake disaster: UN chief welcomes Syria decision to open aid corridors
Communities in Aleppo, Syria, access clean water after the earthquake which struck the region.
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Türkiye, Syria quake latest: full scale of disaster still unfolding, UN humanitarians warn
The search for survivors following the earthquake is continuing in the Al-Aziziyeh neighborhood of Aleppo in Syria.
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Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP
A Nigerien soldier guards a strategic location in Ouallam, Niger.
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UN agencies launch emergency response after devastating Türkiye and Syria quakes
The Turkish Red Crescent has been involved in the relief effort in Gaziantep following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
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UN chief: Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity
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he UN chief is calling for a global alliance of peace.
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Iraq must seize ‘brief window of opportunity’ to turn tide of instability
Iraq’s political class must urgently seize the current brief window of opportunity to break chronic cycles of instability, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Thursday.
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Nigeria: UN genocide expert warns against worsening security situation
Internally displaced mothers with their children attend a WFP famine assessment exercise in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.
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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