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Delays in implementing Mali peace deal mean gains for terrorists – UN peacekeeping chief
Every day lost in the implementation of Mali’s peace agreement is a day gained for extremist and terrorist groups that have bet heavily that the process will fail, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council on April 5, stressing that the Government and the armed groups who signed the deal must establish a timeline to resolve all pending issues.
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UNHCR calls for urgent action as Central America asylum claims soar
Esmeralda* with her daughter Sara* in Chiapas, Mexico. Along with her husband and three other children, she escaped increasing gang violence in El Salvador and obtained refugee status in Mexico. * names changed for protection reasons.
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Increasing Economic Growth in Fragile States Can Help Prevent Future Refugee Crises—World Bank President
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said on April 5 that the world’s powers need to pay far greater attention to boosting developing economies and creating jobs in the most fragile countries in order to give more opportunity to people in those nations and to prevent future refugee crises.
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First-ever World Humanitarian Summit must usher in new era of global solidarity – UN chief
A child watches a truck carrying humanitarian aid for the besieged town of Moadamiyeh in February. In all, UNICEF delivered 16 truckloads of winter clothing and diapers.
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Soldier in Jungle Training Reflects on Past, Looks to Future
Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provides security after exiting from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during tactical insertion training at the 25th ID Lightning Academy’s Jungle Operations Training Center in Hawaii, March 23, 2016. Students learn how to operate in a jungle environment and practice skills focused on survival, communication, navigation, and waterborne and patrol-base operations. Ross grew up in York, Pennsylvania, and said stories he heard from his grandfather, a World War II veteran, influenced his decision to join the military.
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OSCE organizes training courses in Ukraine on detecting forged travel documents
A five-day training course for Ukrainian border control officers aimed at increasing their operational awareness to detect forged travel documents started on 4 April in Cherkasy. This course will be followed by an advanced train-the-trainer programme from 11 to 16 April 2016.
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As Nagorno-Karabakh violence flares, Ban urges 'immediate end to fighting'
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Preparations underway 'at full speed' for intra-Yemeni peace talks, says UN envoy
The aftermath of a bombing by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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World Bank Approves $100 Million for Urban Water Supply Modernization in Karnataka, India
The World Bank will support the efforts of Hubballi-Dharwad, the second largest urban centre in Karnataka, to become one of the first Indian cities to provide citywide, continuous, piped water supply to its residents.
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Civilians remain at risk in South Sudan, despite peace agreements, Security Council told
Displaced women sit in the ashes of their shelter which was burnt during the fighting and fires on 17 and 18 2016 February in the UN Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, South Sudan.
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