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Perpetrators of ‘reprehensible’ terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia must be brought to justice - UN

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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

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On World Day, UN says efforts to combat illicit drugs must be linked to development

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Haitian National Police watch the smoke as illegal drugs, including marijuana and cocaine, seized in Port-au-Prince, are burned in Ganthier.

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Funding shortage leaves Syrian refugees in danger of missing vital support

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A Syrian refugee family from Raqqa finds safety in Suruc refugee camp in southern Turkey.

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UNHCR calls for international push to end Afghanistan refugee situation

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High Commissioner António Guterres talking to Afghan refugee families returning to Afghanistan at the UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Peshawar, Pakistan. To date, this year more than 42,000 Afghan refugees have returned home under the UNHCR facilitated repatriation programme.

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Ukrainian family enjoys peace in Armenia but faces major challenges

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Ella, her husband and four children live in a one-room apartment in a communal centre for refugees in Yerevan, capital of Armenia.

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Yemen: UN releases emergency funding for relief efforts in crisis-torn country

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Emergency aid being offloaded from a UNHCR vessel at the Hodeidah Port, Yemen.

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Children at risk from cholera outbreak in South Sudan

Eighteen people, including two children under 5 years of age, have died from cholera in the most recent outbreak to hit South Sudan. The first cholera case was reported on 27 May in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Juba. Since then, 170 suspected cases have been reported inside the site and in villages across Central Equatoria State.

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High profile supporters combined to spread awareness of World Refugee Day

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Author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini meeting Muzoon 'The Malala of Syrian Refugees' in Jordan on the occasion of World Refugee Day on Saturday, June 20.

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Millions mark World Refugee Day at events across the globe

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, visits a Syrian refugee family in Turkey's Midyat camp on World Refugee Day.

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UN report cites possible war crimes by both Israel and Palestinian groups in 2014 Gaza conflict

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Mary McGowan Davis, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict, at press conference in Geneva.