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EU announces new €115 million emergency support to improve conditions for refugees in Greece
The European Commission has stepped up its funding to improve living conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Greece, with €115 million in new funding for humanitarian organisations operating in the country. It brings total funding under the Emergency Support Instrument to €198 million.
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World Bank Group, New Development Bank Lay Groundwork for Cooperation
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and New Development Bank (NDB) President K.V. Kamath on September 9 signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, to strengthen cooperation in addressing the world’s enormous infrastructure needs.
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Remembering 9/11: FBI Has Evolved in Response to Changing Threats
This weekend, the FBI joins the nation in remembering and honoring the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks, which occurred 15 years ago this month.
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South Sudan: UN mission concerned at reports of intimidation of civil society members
The visiting UN Security Council delegation tours Protection of Civilian sites 1 and 3 and meets with youth, and a women's group to discuss the current situation and the way forward for the peace process.
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At ASEAN-UN Summit, Ban highlights complementarity between world and regional bodies on sustainable development
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (fifth from left) poses for a group photo with participants of the eighth summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the United Nations (ASEAN-UN Summit), in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
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Nearly 50 million children “uprooted” worldwide – UNICEF
Gambian asylum seekers discuss their journey together while looking at a map on the wall at a Hot Spot, an asylum seeker reception center, in the port of Pozzallo, Sicily, Italy.
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UN Security Council concludes 'very positive' three-day visit to South Sudan
A United Nations Security Council delegation visits a 'protection of civilians' site in South Sudan on 3 September 2016.
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Greek Volunteers share UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
A 2,000 strong volunteer sea rescue team, credited with saving thousands of lives during the 2015 refugee crisis, and a passionate human rights activist who provided a safe haven for thousands of the most vulnerable refugees arriving on Greek shores, are the joint 2016 winners of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s Nansen Refugee Award.
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Civil liberties MEPs back visa waivers for Kosovo and Georgia
The Committee approved the visa waiver for Kosovo by 25 votes to 24 with 2 abstentions, and that for Georgia by 44 votes to 5.
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At G20 in China, Ban stresses 'far-reaching' impacts of early climate action, urges unity on Global Goals
Leaders attending the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, pose for a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony on 4 September 2016.
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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