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Hatred ‘a threat to everyone’, declares Guterres calling for global effort to end xenophobia and ‘loathsome rhetoric’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres signs the book of condolence at the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in New York following terrorist attacks in April 2019 on churches in the south Asian country.
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‘Continuing absence’ of political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict ‘undermines and compounds’ UN efforts to end wholesale crisis
The UN is “continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.
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More than 300,000 Venezuelan children in Colombia need humanitarian assistance – UNICEF
On 25 April 2019 in Colombia, a baby rests on his mother's shoulder at the Friendly Space (CATM) in Cucuta, where UNICEF provides learning activities for migrant children and parents from Venezuela. The programme is supported by UNICEF, in coordination with OIM and the Colombian Chancellery.
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Work to make the world a better place: 5 things you need to know about ‘green jobs’
Women in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia work in a greenhouse they built to increase the production capacity of vegetables they sell on the local market.
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15 Bodies, Including Those of 6 Children, Found After Sri Lanka Raids
Sri Lankan security forces have exchanged gunfire with an armed group in Kalmunai in the eastern region of the country.
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US Military Set to Expand Role at Border With Mexico
The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it expected to send about 300 additional troops to the U.S. border with Mexico in roles that could allow them to come into contact with migrants, breaking past policy against interaction with them.
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Sri Lankans on Edge as Security Forces Track Down Suspects in Easter Attacks
With thousands of guards deployed across the country to provide security for places of worship, Muslims in Sri Lanka answered the call to prayer Friday, less than a week after the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings in churches and hotels in the island nation's capital blamed on Muslim extremists.
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Change attitudes for future generations of women in tech, UN urges
Girls participating in the International Girls in ICT Day organised by ITU, at the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25 April 2019).
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US Warns of More Possible Attacks in Sri Lanka
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has advised people to avoid places of worship in Sri Lanka over the coming weekend, citing Sri Lankan reports that additional attacks may occur.
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Turkey Furious at France, US Over Armenian Remembrance
France on Wednesday observed it first "national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide" provoking a furious reaction from Turkey.
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