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As fallen peacekeeper honoured in Lebanon, UN expresses concern over security situation
Memorial service at the Beirut International Airport for UNIFIL peacekeeper Lance Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo, who lost his life on 28 January 2015 in the line of duty in southern Lebanon.
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UNICEF launches US$3.1 billion appeal to reach more children in emergencies
UNICEF is launching a US$3.1 billion appeal – its largest ever – to reach 62 million children at risk in humanitarian crises worldwide – a US$1 billion jump in funding needs since last year’s appeal.
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UNICEF emergency supplies flown in as crisis worsens in Darfur
UNICEF flew in emergency supplies in response to the growing influx of displaced persons into Um Baru locality, north east of the State capital, El Fasher, in North Darfur on 28 January. Over the last two weeks some 4,000 additional people have arrived to the locality, most of them are women and children. Their number continues to increase daily.
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UN Assembly hears Holocaust survivor’s plea to never forget ‘all human life is sacred’
Holocaust survivor Jona Laks addresses the UN General Assembly’s annual International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
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Auschwitz anniversary: MEPs mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Ceremony at the European Parliament to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
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Over 1,000 children in bomb shelters in Ukraine urgently need help: UNICEF
Over 1,000 children are forced to seek refuge in underground bomb shelters in Donetsk city due to ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on January 27, 2015.
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South Sudan: UN welcomes demobilization of child soldiers amid signs of peace
Children in South Sudan.
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'We are being tested again,' Ban warns as UN marks 70 years since Auschwitz liberation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and his wife Yoo Soon-taek visit the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland in November 2013.
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PACE President reiterates call on all sides to respect Minsk Cease-fire Agreement and Protocol
Reacting to the recent escalation of violence in Eastern Ukraine which, in particular, has already lead to heavy casualties among civilians in Donetsk and in Mariupol, PACE President Anne Brasseur reiterated her call on all sides to stop the fighting and respect the Minsk Cease-fire Agreement and Protocol.
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German Official Warns of War As Kiev Presses Its Attack
Gernot Erler, the German government coordinator for Russia, ended an otherwise standard speech last week, which was otherwise devoted to papering over tensions in Berlin over continuing sanctions and conflict with Russia, with a stark warning that funds from the West should not flow into financing Kiev’s military attack on eastern Ukraine.
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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