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Australian Federal Police responses to report on Controlled Operation in 2002
Australian Federal Police (AFP) can confirm an Australian citizen approached the agency in 2002 to report this matter to police and to offer his assistance.
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UNICEF hails Liberia’s victory over Ebola, but warns against complacency as cases remain in neighbouring countries
A woman sits in the entryway of a church in Joe Blow Town, Liberia. Next to her is a plastic bucket of the chlorine solution congregants wash their hands with before entering the church to help protect themselves from Ebola.
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Ebola: Good news in Liberia – but no cause for complacency
After 42 days without new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia on May 9.
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Yemen: senior UN relief official urges immediate halt to attacks against civilians and aid workers
Due to a lack of fuel, electricity and wheat, few bakeries are operating in Taiz, Yemen, forcing residents to stand in long lines for bread.
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UNICEF Innovation adopts new models of investment to give poorest children better opportunities
UNICEF launched a Global Innovation Centre and Innovation Fund to bring to scale creative and cost-reducing approaches to better the lives of the poorest children on 7 May, 2015.
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Senior UN official warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ sexual violence in Syria, Iraq
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura briefs the press. At left is Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
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Yemen: UN envoy sets out on ‘intensive consultation’ aimed at getting political process back on track
In early April 2015, an air strike hit a military site on Faj Attan Mountain, high above Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, causing fire and a large plume of smoke.
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World’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million, prompting UN appeal for ‘all-out effort’ for peace
Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
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
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020