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‘Very real risk of violence’ looms over DR Congo elections, senior UN official warns
Special representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Maman S. Sidikou (on screen), addresses the Security Council by video conference.
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UN must get ‘priorities right’ in 2016, Ban tells Member States, calling for ‘more and better work’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers informal briefing to the General Assembly.
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Election in Côte d’Ivoire opportunity to ‘start a new chapter,’ UN envoy tells Security Council
The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) provided logistical support to the Independent Electoral Commission by transporting election material for the October 2015 poll.
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Syria: UN officials give first-hand accounts of ‘horrible, terrible’ desperation in besieged towns
Trucks, loaded with enough food to feed 40,000 people for one month in Madaya, Syria, are unloaded in the dark on arrival on 11 January 2016.
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UN condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist bombing in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet District
A busy street in in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Driven by starvation, Syrians forage for grass
Starving civilians trapped in this besieged Syrian town foraged for grass and herbs in a horrifying humanitarian crisis only broken when an aid convoy arrived this week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Tuesday.
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The year ahead: what Parliament will be dealing with in 2016
Find out what's coming up in Parliament this year
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War in Yemen poses ever-growing threat to children
A young boy holds a piece of exploded artillery shell, which landed in the village of Al Mahjar, a suburb of Sana’a.
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Dutch Presidency priorities discussed in committee
The priorities of the incoming Dutch presidency of the EU Council are being outlined to parliamentary committees by Dutch ministers at a series of meetings this week.
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Syria: UN and partners get relief convoy into besieged town of Madaya
A humanitarian convoy on its way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya.
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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
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Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
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