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Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Diphtheria continues to spread at an alarming rate
A young girl carries a sick baby to a Army Medical Post in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Makeshift Settlement and Expansion Site.
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UNHCR seeking 1,300 urgent resettlement places for vulnerable refugees in Libya
Refugees and migrants sleep on the floor at the Tariq al-Sikka detention facility in Tripoli, Libya.
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Governments must take all steps necessary to fully investigate and end impunity for murders of journalists, says OSCE media freedom representative
Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media , speaking at the opening of the Internet Freedom Conference, 13 October 2017, Vienna.
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Kuwaiti contribution brings essential winter assistance to more than 50,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan
An additional 50,000 vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan will receive much needed assistance this winter UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on December 11.
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Would-be Terrorist Sets Off Pipe Bomb in New York
A would-be terrorist set off a pipe bomb strapped to his chest in a pedestrian tunnel between two of New York City's busiest transportation hubs Monday.
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At least 400,000 severely malnourished children at risk of dying in DR Congo’s volatile Kasai region
A baby gets his weight measured in a UNICEF supported child clinic in Nganza, Kananga.
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DR Congo: Over a dozen UN peacekeepers killed in worst attack on 'blue helmets' in recent history
North Kivu province, DR Congo: Malawian soldiers of the Force Intervention Brigade on patrol between the localities of Oicha and Erengeti, in Beni territory.
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UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children – while increasing online access to benefit the most disadvantaged
On 23 March 2016, 16-year-old Charmela loads credit to her mobile phone, in her home off the northwest coast of Madagascar. She dropped out of school. Too young to work, Charmela spends a lot of time on the internet and is now being solicited online.
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Government And UN Team Up With Global Learning XPRIZE To Provide 2,400 Children With Education Software
At a ceremony on Dec 11 in a remote village in Tanga, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) distributed tablets to children loaded with education software.
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'Genocide should not be part of our present or our future,' UN adviser says on day to honour victims
A Muslim grieving over his son’s grave in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only two cases have been recognized as genocide by international courts: Rwanda (1994) and Srebrenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1995).
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Human Rights
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
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020