World
Israeli settlement expansion ‘root cause’ of growing violence in Occupied Palestinian Territories – UN experts
Suffering displacement, injury and even death, children continue to bear unacceptable consequences of the recent escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza.
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Return to Somalia: No longer a refugee
Somali refugees return to Somalia from Kenya – a short flight, but for many a journey of a lifetime.
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Commemorating Nagasaki bombing, Ban lauds efforts to achieve nuclear-weapon-free world
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, left) and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (beside Mr. Ban), solemnly lay a wreath at the Hypocenter Monument at Nagasaki Peace Park, Japan during a visit in August 2010.
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Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014
A group of Syrian refugees arrive on the island of Lesbos after traveling in an inflatable raft from Turkey, near Skala Sykaminias, Greece.
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Yemen: UN official calls for scaling up efforts to meet 'staggering' humanitarian needs
Residents of Sana’a, capital of Yemen, collecting water at one of the few public distribution points, as most water pumps across the city are no longer working because of the fuel shortages.
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UNHCR calls for comprehensive response to the Calais situation
Several thousand asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia, Sudan, Pakistan and Afghanistan are living in makeshift camps or in the streets in Calais.
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UN chief urges greater efforts to improve health and well-being of indigenous peoples
Birth registration for indigenous children takes place in the Republic of Congo, where they suffer disproportionately from the lack of nutritious food and health services.
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New crime unit to investigate corruption affecting developing countries
The UK is stepping-up its work to investigate cases of international corruption affecting developing countries through a new specialist unit launched by International Development Secretary Justine Greening.
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Almost 400 refugees saved after crammed fishing boat sank off Libya
Almost 400 people have been rescued so far from a vessel which sank off Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea with an estimated 600 refugees and migrants on board, the UN refugee agency says.
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‘No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis,’ Ban declares on anniversary of atomic bombing
The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the Genbaku Dome - at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
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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