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Nearly 1 million children require urgent humanitarian assistance after Nepal earthquake
A UNICEF worker speaks to a child seeking temporary shelter in Kathmandu following Nepal's massive earthquake.
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Marking anniversary of Chernobyl disaster, Secretary-General reiterates UN's commitment to those affected
The unit 4 reactor and shelter which was damaged in an accident at Chernobyl in 1986.
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Schulz: “Lack of European migration policy is turning Mediterranean into a graveyard”
Martin Schulz
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Gas ovens need EU safety rules, but oven gloves do not, say MEPs
Carbon monoxide can kill, so gas ovens should be professionally installed and maintained. But oven gloves need not be subject to EU safety rules unless they are labelled “protective”, said Internal Market Committee MEPs voting on draft EU rules on Thursday.
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Conflict taking ‘immense’ toll on Yemen civilians, UN relief official warns
Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions.
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USA: #BringBackOurGirls from Nigeria, say American educators
The AFT President Randi Weingarten, with the two Nigerian girls, former hostages of Boko Haram,
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Warning of ‘empathy gap,’ Ban urges faith leaders to speak up against injustice and brutality
Participants at the General Assembly Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism.”
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At UN, religious and political leaders weigh strategies to stem rising tide of intolerance, extremism
High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and Countering Violent Extremism, gets underway.
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‘Swift, courageous’ action needed to stem tide of illegal migration – UNICEF
Onboard an Italian ship, a Syrian father holds his one-year-old son as they wait to be checked by doctors. They were rescued in the middle of the Mediterranean.
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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