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Lebanon: Senior UN officials urge restraint by all parties after attack, exchange of fire with Israel

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UNIFIL peacekeepers do Blue Line marking.

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Libya: UN envoy holds New Year talks to boost support for unity accord

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Special Representative Martin Kobler of Germany.

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Resettled Ethiopian refugee family from Yemen start new life in Sweden

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Ibrahim Nur Mohammed (centre-left) and Miwardi Siraj Ibro (front centre-left) with family and friends outside their preparatory school in Delsbo, Sweden.

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Seeking peace, Central African refugees turn out to vote

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A Central African Republic refugee casts her vote in Betou, Republic of Congo.

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Iraq: UN chief congratulates Prime Minister al-Abadi on recapture of Ramadi from ISIL

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Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province in Iraq.

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UN peacekeepers help provide security as Central African Republic holds elections

United Nations peacekeepers were out in force at polling stations throughout the Central African Republic (CAR) Wednesday as the country voted in presidential and legislative elections, a major step on the path to stability after two years of conflict between Muslims and Christians.

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Laughter, antics help refugee kids rediscover childhood

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A performer with Clowns Without Borders entertains children at Kawergosk Refugee Camp, in Iraq's norther Kurdistan region.

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Over one million sea arrivals reach Europe in 2015

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A refugee from Syria hugs her crying daughter moments after reaching the Greek Island of Lesvos from Turkey in an inflatable boat.

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Sustainable Development Goals to kick in with start of new year

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Sudanese refugees seek safety in troubled South Sudan

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Sudanese refugee Amal Bakith and her children ride a UNHCR bus to Ajuong Thok camp in South Sudan.