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Yemen: UN condemns terrorist attack on Sana’a mosque
Faj Attan neighbourhood in Sana’a, Yemen, is regularly hit by airstrikes. Most of the population has left.
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham brings voices of children to the United Nations General Assembly
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham (centre) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (l) and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake (r) at the opening of the ‘Assembly of Youth' digital installation at UN Headquarters
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UNHCR welcomes more EU support to refugees, urges fast implementation
Two young refugees wait with their parents to go to emergency accommodation in Nickelsdorf, Austria, earlier this month. Austria is facing an unprecedented arrival of refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals
Ahead of the UN Sustainable Development Summit from 25-27 September, and to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, a 10-minute film introducing the Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto UN Headquarters.
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Lake Chad – new violence, new displacement
Business activity on eastern shore of Lake Chad where life goes on in Chad despite the insurgency
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Over 1,000 people wait for buses at Bapska border crossing between Croatia and Serbia
More than a thousand refugees and migrants wait under the searing sun at the newly blocked Serbia-Croatia border crossing near Bapska
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Refugee crisis: present and future EU military operations in the Mediterranean
The EU military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean is about to enter its next phase. After gathering intelligence and setting up the structure, the operation will now focus on arresting traffickers and disabling smugglers vessel. The operation were discussed by MEPs during a meeting of the security and defence subcommittee on 22 September.
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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Novak Djokovic visits refugee and migrant children in Serbia
Novak Djokovic in a UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Belgrade, 22 September 2015
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UNICEF response to EU summit on refugee and migrant crisis
"UNICEF welcomes the recognition by the EU that the best interests of children are paramount in their relocation within the EU and that the special needs of children for health care and protection should be a primary concern.
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Libyan parties encouraged to act on UN-backed peace plan
Special Representative for Libya Bernardino León speaks at a press conference in Skhirat, Morocco.
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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