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At UN, robot Sophia joins meeting on artificial intelligence and sustainable development

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Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has a brief dialogue with Sophia at the “The Future of Everything – Sustainable Development in the Age of Rapid Technological Change” meeting.

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UNHCR readies aid amid fresh refugee surge in Bangladesh

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Smoke rises on the Myanmar side of the border, as seen from Palangkhali in Bangladesh on 5 October 2017 – four days before a fresh influx of refugees arrived via the nearby Anjumanpara border crossing.

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UNHCR chief exhorts France to promote solidarity towards refugees in Europe

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Monday that France has a leading role to play in resettling refugees and managing migration flows in Europe.

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UNHCR chief exhorts France to promote solidarity towards refugees in Europe

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Monday that France has a leading role to play in resettling refugees and managing migration flows in Europe.

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North Korea: Council strengthens EU sanctions in line with latest UN Security Council resolution

The Council further strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by transposing the sectoral sanctions imposed by UN Security Council resolution 2375 (2017). That resolution was adopted on 11 September 2017 in response to the DPRK's ongoing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles-development activities, in violation and flagrant disregard of previous UN Security Council resolutions.

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UNHCR brings help to refugees and migrants impacted by fierce fighting in Sabratha

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on October 9, delivered a first batch of humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants stranded in Sabratha, a city located some 80 kilometres west of Tripoli and which has been the theater of three weeks of fierce fighting.

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UN Treaty ‘beginning of the end for nuclear weapons,’ say Nobel Peace Prize winners

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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, holds press conference at UN Headquarters, led by Beatrice Fihn (centre), Executive Director of ICAN.

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Rohingya refugee children perish as boat capsizes off Bangladesh – UN migration agency

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People risking sea journeys across the Bay of Bengal often set sail at night.

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Through WFP, Japan Supports Vulnerable Palestinians In Gaza

The Government of Japan has announced a JPY 350 million (approximately US$3.2 million) contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that will provide six months of food assistance for to 52,000 of the most vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians living in Gaza.

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Mali: Nutrition crisis deepening in conflict-affected areas, says UNICEF

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At the Bellafarendi Health Center, Azaharatou Dicko gives UNICEF-supplied ready-to-use therapeutic food to her daughter, Farimata Dicko, 13 months, who suffers from severe acute malnutrition.