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Burundi: UN urges return to political dialogue amid ongoing tensions, humanitarian crisis

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Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Said Djinnit speaks to the press in Bujumbura, Burundi on 29 May 2015.

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UN relief wing boosts emergency support to refugees fleeing Burundi crisis

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Burundians fleeing pre-election violence rest on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a gruelling 22-hour boat journey. More than 100,000 Burundians have fled over the past month, arriving in Tanzania, Rwanda and the DRC.

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In Iraq, UN reports insecurity and violence taking ‘terrible toll’ on civilians from all communities

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The Abu Ghraib Camp where people who have been displaced from Ramadi province in Anbar Governorate have been relocated.

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Kachins chat about the challenges of displacement over the air waves

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Internally displaced Kachin teenagers at a camp in Myitkyina, Myanmar.

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Renewed fighting in northern Mali forces 57,000 to flee their homes

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A Malian woman with her children outside their makeshift shelter on the grounds of a former hotel in Mopti. Fighting forced them to flee their home in northern Mali.

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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.