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Amid fresh clashes in South Sudan, UN warns its supplies running low in Bor
Civilians at the UN House compound on the southwestern outskirts of Juba, South Sudan.
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Strife in Central African Republic could turn into religious war and spill over borders, UN warns
Displaced people in the CAR capital Bangui find refuge in the unfinished church at St. Paul Parish after fleeing clashes.
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Cambodia: UN expert urges restraint as police fire on striking garment workers
Surya P. Subedi, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Cambodia.
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18 Die in Bangladesh Election Day Violence
Preliminary results Monday from the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh indicate the ruling Awami League has won the elections, although the outcome was never in doubt because the main opposition party boycotted the poll. Opposition protesters torched polling stations and destroyed ballots as violence across the country left at least 18 people dead.
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UN peacekeepers in DR Congo on alert after killing of army commander
A military escort from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in December 2013.
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US Gun Manufacturer Refuses Sale to Pakistan
A U.S. gun manufacturer has turned down a multi-million dollar opportunity to sell arms to Pakistan, citing concerns the weapons would be used against American soldiers.
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Central African Republic violence displaces nearly 1 million, UN agency says
Displaced families in the Central African Republic (CAR) seek shelter at the Bangui airport fearing further attacks.
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UN agency urges end to rising violence against journalists in Iraq
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
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UN peacekeepers reinforcing presence in South Sudan amid continued fighting
Some 39 peacekeepers from the UNMISS Mongolian Battalion based in Rumbek, South Sudan, arrived in Bentiu on 30 December 2013 to reinforce UN presence in Unity state.
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