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UN agencies and Myanmar ink agreement, setting stage for Rohingya return
Thousands of Rohingya refugees line the roads of the Kutupalong mega refugee settlement as the United Nations Security Council visit takes place. Many hold signs welcoming the visit and saying they want justice, as well as stating their key demands for repatriation.
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UN Food Agencies commit to deeper collaboration to achieve Zero Hunger
(left to right); WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley, FAO’s Director-General José Graziano da Silva and IFAD’s President Gilbert Houngbo after signing a new agreement to deepen their collaboration for Zero Hunger.
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Iraq Humanitarian Fund Keeps WFP Logistics Services Moving
Logistics Cluster and cooperating partner assess the common storage facility in Tikrit, Salah Al-Din Governorate, Iraq.
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Separating Children from Their Families at the U.S.-Mexico Border is Unacceptable
Save the Children is deeply concerned about the treatment and well-being of children from Mexico and Central American nations who are in the custody of the United States government after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Netanyahu Warns Merkel Iran Meddling Will Spark New Refugee Crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with French leaders Tuesday in Paris as he continues efforts to persuade European leaders to alter the international nuclear agreement with Iran.
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OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Chair concerned over U.S. treatment of migrant children
Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Nahima Lanjri raised concerns over reports in the United States, on June 5, that young migrant children are being separated from parents trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as recent news that nearly 1,500 migrant children are unaccounted for in the U.S. due to lax monitoring by the federal government.
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Syrian Kurdish YPG Militia to Pull Military Advisers Out of Manbij
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia says its military advisers will withdraw from the northern Syrian city of Manbij, after the United States and Turkey agreed on a road map to resolve the future of the city, an issue that is a major source of tension between the NATO allies.
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UN officials call on Israel to abandon plans to demolish and transfer Khan al Ahmar – Abu al Helu community
On June 1, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, and the UNRWA Director of Operations in the West Bank, Mr. Scott Anderson, join others in the international community in calling on the Government of Israel to cease its plans to carry out the mass demolition and transfer of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar – Abu al Helu, located on the outskirts of East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.
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Protests Resume In Jordan Despite Resignation of PM
Anti-government protests resumed in Jordan Tuesday despite the resignation of the country's prime minister who had pushed for austerity measures.
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UN ‘Tech Bank’ opens in Turkey, to help poor nations ‘leapfrog development challenges’
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed (right) and Faruk Özlü (centre), Minister of Science, Industry and Technology of Turkey inaugurate the Technology Bank.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020