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UN officials call for an end to West Bank demolitions and respect for international law

On July 5, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, the Head of West Bank Operations for UNRWA, Mr. Scott Anderson, and the Head of the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. James Heenan, expressed serious concern over demolitions and related events in vulnerable Palestinian communities in the central West Bank

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Walesa Urges Poles to Vote Out Right-Wing Government

Protests against a new law forcing more than a third of Supreme Court justices to step down continued across Poland Wednesday.

Nobel Prize-winning Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was among the marchers in Warsaw. He told a cheering crowd outside the Supreme Court that the country's right-wing leaders must go.

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OSCE’s work in mine action and global efforts to address threat posed by land mines in focus at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

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Speakers of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting address the Security Dialogue on the role of mine action in all phases of the conflict cycle, Vienna, 4 July 2018.

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Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane Cleared to Stay in Temp Housing Through July 24

A U.S. federal judge has extended by 20 days the housing aid program helping Puerto Ricans still unable to return home after last year’s Hurricane Maria damaged thousands of homes as well as the U.S. territory’s power grid.

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World Bank Vice President Confirms Continued Support for Peace, Social Inclusion and Economic Transition in Myanmar

World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Ms. Victoria Kwakwa will visit Myanmar from July 8 to 10. The purpose of the visit is to discuss with the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other high-ranking government officials as well as relevant stakeholders the Bank’s partnership with Myanmar, and in particular, the priorities for programming of resources from the International Development Association for investments to enhance social inclusion and foster peace within Myanmar.

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Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

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A MINUSMA convoy drives along a street Menaka, north-eastern Mali. The region has witnessed a sharp escalation in violence and insecurity.

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Zeid calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.

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Japan secures food assistance for Gaza's families

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 400 million (just under US$4 million) from the Government of Japan to support some of the most vulnerable Palestinians living in Gaza.

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Trump Administration Reverses Obama Guidelines on Race in College Admission

The Trump administration has rescinded policies that direct colleges and universities to increase diversity by considering race in college admissions.

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Yemen: ‘No justification for this carnage,’ says UNICEF chief, as children in need now outnumber population of Switzerland

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In June 2018, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore interacts with children in Yemen at the child friendly space at the Alqatee'a Health Centre in Aden.