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25 million child marriages prevented in last decade due to accelerated progress, according to new UNICEF estimates

Girls who have fought child marriage go to school using a transport facility provided in the village of Berhabad, India.
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South Korean Delegation to North Korea for High-Level Talks
Special envoys from South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to North Korea Monday to convey his message concerning denuclearization and a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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Slovakia's President Calls for Government Change or Snap Elections
Slovakia's President Andrej Kiska called Sunday for either substantial changes in the government or snap elections in the wake of the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.
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Syria's Assad: Offensive Against East Ghouta Rebels Will Continue
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Sunday that his military's offensive against rebels in the Damascus suburb of east Ghouta will continue, even while U.S. and British leaders accuse him of creating a humanitarian disaster.
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On World Wildlife Day, UN joins call for protection of planet’s big cats

Male Lion at the Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya.
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Aid convoy for Eastern Ghouta should arrive on Monday, UN and partners announce
The United Nations and its partners plan to deliver much-needed relief assistance to the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta this week, the global organization’s humanitarian wing said on Sunday.

In this September 2017 photograph, humanitarians work through the night to load relief supplies onto an inter-agency convoy bound for east Ghouta, Syria.
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Sweden strengthens partnership to accelerate economic empowerment for rural women

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Cutting cash flows to terrorists
To stop money flowing to terrorists, EU countries should track suspicious transactions and charities, and share intelligence more proactively, urge MEPs.
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US Announces Sale of Lethal Aid to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, the first lethal weaponry the U.S. has sold to Ukraine since Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014.
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Number of asylum decisions surpasses number of applications in EU+ countries
Despite the issuing of a high number of asylum decisions by national asylum systems in the EU+ and a resulting decrease in backlog, nearly half a million cases remain pending.
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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

