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In London, Secretary-General Guterres spotlights UN reform initiatives to rescue multilateralism

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Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Buddha's message of compassion 'timeless' says UN chief on international day

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Buddhist monks meditate at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Nepal.

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Central African Republic: UN Mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers

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Peacekeepers with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

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More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan

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A one-month-old baby girl from South Sudan sleeps on a mat in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda.

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News comment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Mediterranean crossings over the weekend

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Syrian refugees are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea by crew of the Italian ship, Grecale, March 2014.

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International Criminal Court may investigate migrant-related crimes in Libya, Security Council told

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International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda briefs the Security Council on the situation in Libya.

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Unimpeded access, humanitarian funds urgently needed in Yemen – senior UN relief official

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Much of Taiz, Yemen, has been destroyed by two years of fierce fighting.

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Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram

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After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram, in northeast Nigeria, one of the Chibok girls recounts the horrific conditions they experienced.

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South Sudan: UN peacekeepers deployed to enable aid delivery to Upper Nile's Aburoc area

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Access to safe water is vital for thousands of civilians sheltering in and around Aburoc, South Sudan.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra meets child survivors of sexual violence in Zimbabwe

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra (right) speaks with twelve-year-old Paonei at the Childline drop-in centre in Epworth, Zimbabwe, Friday 5 May 2017. Childline was established in 1997 by a group of Zimbabwean women and provides free, confidential