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Trump Admin Says North Korea Scrapped Meeting with Pence
U.S. officials say Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with officials from North Korea earlier this month, but North Korea canceled the meeting at the last minute.
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Concern Over Syria Grows as Death Toll Rises
A Syrian war monitor says pro-government strikes Tuesday in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta have killed more than 100 people.
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At leaders forum in Belarus, deputy UN chief urges concrete action on Global Goals
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) addresses the media at a press conference in Minsk, Belarus.
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UNHCR steps up support for Uganda’s refugee programme
Congolese refugee child during the registration process in Kyangwali reception centre.
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‘Our values, beliefs and identity’ are embedded within language, UNESCO says on Mother Language Day
Students in Primary Seven at Zanaki Primary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during an English language class.
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oPt Humanitarian Fund fills critical gap for 140,000 of the most vulnerable Palestinians, left by cut in UNRWA funding
On February 20, the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) released approximately US $900,000 for health and food support over the next six months to around 140,000 Palestinians, almost half of them children, in dozens of West Bank communities, including in East Jerusalem.
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Second expert meeting on trafficking in human beings for terrorist activities concludes in London
Hosted by the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), a second meeting of experts to discuss ongoing OSCE research on trafficking in human beings for the purpose of terrorist activities concluded in Hammersmith, on February 19.
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Civilian situation in Syria’s east Ghouta ‘spiraling out of control,’ warns UN aid official
Inter-agency convoy to Duma, east Ghouta in the buffer-zone crossing the conflict line.
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‘There is no plan B,’ says Guterres, reiterating UN’s commitment to two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
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World is failing newborn babies, says UNICEF
A newborn infant receives specialised care at the UNICEF-supported Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Assosa General Hospital, in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, Wednesday 17 January 2018.
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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