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Security Council expects Syria to meet June deadline for chemical weapons removal, official says
Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme Sigrid Kaag.
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Food Aid Distributed at CAR's Bangui Airport
International aid agencies are trying to distribute food aid and other assistance to an estimated 100,000 displaced people living in makeshift tents at the airport in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. Most of the people camping next to the French army base at Bangui airport fled there in early December to escape an outbreak of deadly communal violence.
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Egypt to Resume Morsi Trial
Egypt is scheduled to resume the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi on charges of inciting murder and violence against anti-government protesters in 2012.
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Secretary-General supports Children of Syria as No Lost Generation initiative launched
On 7 January 2014 at UNICEF House, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake to show support for the launch of the No Lost Generation campaign, at UNICEF House.
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Refugee exodus from strife-torn South Sudan picks up momentum, UN reports
A family of South Sudanese civilians shelter at a UN base in Juba. UNHCR has been taking on increased responsibilities for the 57,000 civilians taking refuge in 10 UN compounds throughout the country.
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First chemical arms materials leave Syria, joint OPCW-UN mission confirms
Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme Sigrid Kaag.
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US Committed to Iraq, Accelerating Weapons, Drone Deliveries
The White House said Monday that the United States will remain strongly committed to Iraq as it fights al-Qaida affiliated groups, but it said, again, that American troops will not return to Iraq.
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Director-General urges measures to end escalating violence against journalists in Iraq
I condemn the killing of Raad Yassin, Jamal Abdel Nasser, Mohamed Ahmad Al-Khatib, Wissam Al-Azzawi and Mohamed Abdel Hamid in an attack on Salaheddin TV in Tikrit, and of Omar Al-Dulaimy in the city of Ramadi,” the Director-General said.
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Japan Offers $100 Million in Aid for Burma
Japan says it will provide nearly $100 million in additional aid for Burma, also known as Myanmar, to support the country's peace process.
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China Destroys 6 Tons of Illegal Ivory
Workers destroy illegal ivory in Dongguan, southern Guangdong province, China, Jan. 6, 2014.
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