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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stevens: Repeal the Second Amendment
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the Second Amendment to be repealed, citing the protests in response to the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as an impetus for the change.
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European Qualifications Passport for Refugees: integration through education and employment
European Qualifications Passport for Refugees: integration through education and employment
Strasbourg/Athens, 27.03.2018 - Since the beginning of what is often referred to as the refugee crisis in Europe, the recognition of refugees’ qualifications has become one of the main tools to integrate them into European societies.
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EU must help safeguard media independence
EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists”, Civil Liberties MEPs said on Tuesday.
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US Slams Pakistani Firms with Sanctions for Nuclear Trade
The United States is imposing sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for alleged links to the nuclear trade.
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIC) placed 23 companies —15 from Sudan and one from Singapore, in addition to the seven from Pakistan — on its Entity List.
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UNHCR and partners seek US$504 million for Congolese refugees

Congolese refugee Christine, 52, and her grandson Aluda, 9, sleep in the former market in Cacanda reception centre, northern Angola.
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Teens Take Gun-reform March to US House Speaker's Hometown
Dozens of high school students in Wisconsin have a message for U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and they are going to his hometown to deliver it.
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UN renews push for political solution as Yemen marks three years of all-out conflict

The Yemeni city of Sa’ada has been heavily hit by airstrikes since conflict in the country. Here, aid officials stand amid the rubble of a market in the old city of Sa’ada.
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Improving mountain trails can unlock rural livelihood opportunities, WFP study shows
Improving roads and trails in mountainous regions of Nepal can improve food security and nutrition for remote rural communities, according to recent WFP research carried out in partnership with national and international experts.
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World cannot take water for granted, say UN officials at launch of global decade for action

A woman in rural India carries containers of water to her home. Women in developing countries have to spend a lot of time fetching water due to lack of infrastructure. The decade for action on water aims to address this and other problems.
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Food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies

Children in a refugee camp in Iraq.
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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

