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Bringing UK together: cities, towns and counties to get stronger powers

The Devolution Bill will pave the way for cities and counties around the country to gain new wide-ranging powers.

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Bringing the heart of Bastion back to the heart of the UK

In times of loss there’s often a need for a place to go and reflect, this wasn’t any different at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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UN honours fallen peacekeepers; looks to past, present and future of ‘invaluable’ operations

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses a wreath laying ceremony on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

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Despite growing threats, UN peacekeepers worldwide remain dedicated to serve

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UN peacekeepers in Liberia.

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Top UN relief official urges Security Council to save Syria from ‘hopelessness and further despair’

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Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos arrives for a briefing to the Security Council on Syria.

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Ban Ki-moon on migration: “Saving lives should be the top priority”

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Ban Ki-moon during his speech at the European Parliament o

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid on security and migration challenges

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid met the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Human Rights and Security and Defence subcommittees on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in his country. Security challenges, fighting terrorism and tackling migration flows were the key issues raised in the debate.

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Adopting resolution, Security Council condemns violence against journalists, urges end to impunity

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A crowd of journalists in Maluku transit camp, on the outskirts of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where citizens of that country, deported from Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, have gathered. (23 May 2014).

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Children face worsening nutrition crisis as South Sudan fighting intensifies

One in three children malnourished in areas worst-hit by violence

The lives of nearly a quarter of a million children are at significant risk as food and nutrition security rapidly deteriorate in parts of South Sudan, UNICEF said on May 27. The crisis comes as a result of ongoing conflict, diminished household food stocks and a shrinking economy.

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Top challenges for the future of humanity and the planet include sustaining ocean health, reversing biodiversity loss and addressing infectious agents

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