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Political failures, lack of hope, at root of latest Israeli-Palestinian violence – UN deputy chief
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
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‘Endless cycle of suffering’ must stop, Ban says in Ramallah, urging end to wave of violence in region
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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UN agency and European Union kick-off pledging conference to support return of Somali refugees
Somali refugee children prepare to return to Mogadishu from the Dadaab camp in Kenya. UNHCR is supporting voluntary repatriations of Somali refugees from Kenya.
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Refugees face long cold and wet night at crowded Balkan border crossings
Under the glare of a border light, some 2,000 refugees and migrants at Berkasovo, wait on the Serbian side of the border with Croatia.
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Central African Republic: Security Council condemns violence, reiterates decision to apply sanctions
The St Michel church and adjacent priest’s house were torched during protests in Bangui sparked by the killing of a Muslim man.
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‘We must turn back from this dangerous abyss,’ Ban says in Israel on first day of visit to crisis-torn region
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a press briefing in Jerusalem.
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UNHCR provides shelter to Iraqis uprooted by conflict in Anbar
Children displaced from Central Iraq in Markasi camp, Ameriyat Al Fallujah, Anbar province.
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Number of sea arrivals in Greece hits half million mark
Mother and children waiting with other refugees to enter Vinojug reception centre at Gevgelija.
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Iran: how the nuclear agreement could create opportunities
(From left) Dr Rouzbeh Parsi and Ellie Geranmayeh during the hearing at the Parliament
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Common security challenges across Mediterranean require stronger co-operation mechanisms, say participants at 2015 OSCE Mediterranean conference
Challenges affecting the Mediterranean region require co-operative solutions as they cannot be effectively tackled by any single country alone, assess participants at the 2015 Annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Jordan.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
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
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020