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Global ban on nuclear tests vital for achieving more secure world – UN chief

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Nuclear tests remain a threat to human health and global stability.

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United Nations alarmed over reports of further massacres in eastern DR Congo

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Joint MONUSCO/FARDC patrol in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Number of Syrian refugees seeking safety in Jordan doubles and expected to grow – UN

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A young new arrival at Jordan’s Za’tari camp. His family fled violence in Syria’s Daraa...

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UN employees sentenced by Myanmar court for Rakhine violence

Two United Nations employees have been sentenced by a Myanmar court in connection with the violent unrest that recently gripped the country’s Rakhine state in June, a spokesperson for the Organization said today.

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