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Security Council ends 13-year sanctions regime on Liberia

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The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2288 (2016), lifting sanctions on Liberia.

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Commitment to Action: Moving from delivering aid to ending need

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, OCHA, WFP, FAO, UNFPA and UNDP, with the endorsement of the World Bank and the International Organization for Migration, launched on Tuesday 24 May a “Commitment to Action” in which they agreed to put in place a new way of working in crises that will aim to not only meet humanitarian needs but also reduce them over time.

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Safeguarding your privacy: MEPs scrutinise new data protection agreement with US

Data on your online activities - from social media to shopping - is regularly sold to American advertisers. Strong data protection standards are in place in the EU to protect your privacy, but this is not the case in the US. The EU is now negotiating a new agreement with the US called Privacy Shield to safeguard your data. MEPs debate whether this deal will offer enough protection in plenary on Wednesday 25 May.

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WHS: New charter for persons with disabilities endorsed at UN humanitarian summit

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Sign language interpreter at the special session on the inclusion of persons with disabilities into humanitarian action, at the World Humanitarian Summit.

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Ban condemns terrorist attacks killing dozens of civilians in two coastal Syrian cities

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Destruction in Salah Ed Din neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria.

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DR Congo: UN envoy urges ‘patriotic reawakening’ to ease rising political tensions

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Special Representative and head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) Maman Sidikou (centre) greeting children of Oicha, North Kivu.

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MEPs assess refugee camps in Greece and call for smoother implementation of EU-Turkey deal

A delegation from the civil liberties committee visited Greece last week to assess refugees' situation at the EU's external borders and the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal to manage the influx of migrants and refugees. The delegation was led by Hungarian S&D member Péter Niedermüller. Members also met with representatives from the Greek authorities, international organisations and non-governmental organisations.

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WHS: World Humanitarian Summit will be 'wake-up call' for action and 'launch pad' for new initiatives

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The family living in this tent in Baghdad, Iraq, explained that the camp and the tents were not ready for winter. September 2015.

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UNICEF at the World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul, 23 - 24 May 2016

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Aysha and Malak, both 6, whose families fled violence in Mosul, at UNICEF-supported Al-Harith Primary School in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq, November 2015

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Stop the War: Remove Obama, In the Face of World War III

“We are not on the edge of World War III. We are in the middle of it. We are already there, and if we don’t stop it, civilization will no longer exist.”

Lyndon LaRouche issued the above statement during the May 6 LaRouche PAC Friday Webcast, one day shy of the 71st year since the signing of the act of military surrender in Reims, France, marking the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces, by the Allies of World War II. Over the weekend after LaRouche spoke, and into the following Monday, May 9, “Immortal Regiment” marches would move through cities around the United States with a mixture of part solemnity, and mostly joy, celebrating the end of World War II and the defeat of fascism.