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EU Agency for Asylum: Presidency and European Parliament reach a broad political agreement

On 28 June 2017, the Maltese Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament representatives reached a broad political agreement ad referendum on all twelve chapters of the regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum on the basis of the mandate given by Coreper on 20 December 2016.

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Pacific Community And World Food Programme Strengthen Cooperation

The Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement that aims to increase the effectiveness of their service in assisting Pacific Island countries and territories in achieving their resilience building and development aspirations.

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Delays in access in Syria ‘will mean further death,’ warns top UN relief official

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A UNICEF convoy makes its way past destroyed buildings in Homs, Syria.

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UN agency 'alarmed' by forced refugee returns to Nigeria from Cameroon

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Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon wait to register at Banki camp in northern Nigeria.

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UNICEF calls for the protection of children trapped in west Mosul’s violence

Statement attributable to Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Iraq

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A family displaced by fighting between ISIS and Iraqi security forces carry their belongings as they walk through the destroyed western neighbourhood of Al Mamum, near Mosul, Iraq.

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Harness ‘immense’ potential offered by migration, UN officials urge at global forum

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A family looks out the window and take pictures as they undertake their journey for resettling.

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Civilians must not be sacrificed for military victories – UN rights chief, as thousands trapped in Raqqa

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A person walks amid destroyed buildings and rubble in Tabqa city, Raqqa governorate, Syria.

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Children continue to bear the brunt of multiple emergencies in Sudan

UNICEF urgently requires US$22 million to provide lifesaving response for over 100,000 children

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A woman carries a jerry can as she fetches water in Sortony, North Darfur, Sudan.

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Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi by Government and UNICEF

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On 28 June 2017, a community in Kasungu in central Malawi is introduced to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) or drone technology which is being tested for transportation, connectivity and imagery.

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UN envoy maps out 'ideal trajectory' to next round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva

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Security Council meeting on Middle East (Syria).

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