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Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone – UN health agency

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped on 7 November in Sierra Leone, as 42 days – two Ebola virus incubation cycles – have now passed since the last person confirmed to have the disease had a second negative blood test, and pledged continued support to the country towards the recovery of essential health systems.

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UNHCR launches appeal to aid refugees as winter hits Europe

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A refugee huddles up against the cold on the border between Serbia and Croatia.

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Schulz in Lesbos: "People are really running for their lives"

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EP President, Martin Schulz, is in Lesbos.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham sees how his Fund is helping children in Papua New Guinea

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MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea, 5 November 2015 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham meets children receiving treatment for malnutrition at a UNICEF-supported hospital in Papua New Guinea.

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‘Magnitude of dangers facing Libya should not be underestimated,’ UN envoy tells Security Council

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Outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Léon, briefs the Security Council.

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First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg

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Asylum-seekers board a flight from Athens to Luxembourg.

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Manolis Kefalogiannis: "Turkey should take steps to modernise"

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Manolis Kefalogiannis

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Urgent action needed to address child statelessness

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Joe Hullman, 13, works at San Pedro de Macoris municipal dump during his summer vacations looking for metal scraps in San Pedro de Macoris, in Dominican Republic.

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UN chief concerned by continuous exercise of hate speech ahead of Myanmar elections

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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South Sudan: UN mission secures safe release of all personnel taken hostage in Upper Nile state

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Peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) man a guard post overlooking a POC (Protection of Civilians) site in Juba.

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