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UN mission in South Sudan condemns ethnic killings in Bentiu

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UNMISS Mongolian battalion evacuating civilians on 16 April from Bentiu, Unity State, after...

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UN cautions Syria against holding presidential election amidst ongoing ‘tragedy’

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Members of a Syrian refugee family huddle around a stove inside their shelter days ago in Lebanon’s...

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Children killed in brutal South Sudan fighting

A number of children have been killed in this week’s fighting in South Sudan - some in an attack on displaced civilians while others have been caught in the crossfire or died as a result of being recruited by armed groups and forces, UNICEF said.

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OPCW-UN mission reports further progress in eliminating Syria's chemical weapons

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Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission of the OPCW and the UN Sigrid Kaag (second left)...

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