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African leaders say UN Security Council must be reformed to include voice of their continent

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Manuel Domingos Vicente, Vice President of the Republic of Angola, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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Losing hope and fearful for their families, skilled Syrians join refugee exodus

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Syrian refugees queue up to register with the Greek authorities at Kara Tepe camp near Mytilini before then buying boat tickets and travelling on to Athens.

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UNHCR seeking urgent access to thousands fleeing Bangui, CAR violence

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View of Mpoko IDP site where around 100,000 persons sought both refuge and security around the capital's international airport in late 2013.

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At UN, Libya warns of ISIL’s increasing influence, calls for unanimity to end region's crises

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Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, Acting Head of State of Libya, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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Citing Israeli violations, Palestinian leader renounces security, political accords at UN Assembly

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Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets refugee and migrant children on the move in Serbia

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Orlando Bloom in a child-friendly space in Presevo, Serbia, on 30 September 2015.

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Conflicts, instability uproot over 4.5 million children in 5 countries: UNICEF

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A young girl and a family member seeking refuge in Europe, pictured near the town of Gevgelija, in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom calls for greater protection for refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom meets a little girl during a visit to a refugee and migrant reception centre near Gevgelija in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at the border with Greece.

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Media’s role in reporting on violent extremism and international terrorism discussed at OSCE-supported training in Bishkek

The Kyrgyz State Committee of National Security, in co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Development Fund for spiritual culture "Yyman" held a one-day training course for media representatives on their role in reporting on countering violent extremism and international terrorism.

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Refugee and migrant crisis: finding common solutions

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg has called on governments, given the scale of the refugee and migrant crisis, to “find common solutions and act in the longer term to tackle the root causes of the problems.”