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UNICEF Ambassador Eddie Izzard meets Yemeni refugees fleeing the horror of war by sea

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Djibouti, 13July 2015, Eddie Izzard with Jawaher, 7, and her brother Ziad,10, at Caritas Educaction Centre, in Obock.

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Millions need relief from ‘terrifying’ violence in Yemen – top UN humanitarian official

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Residents of Sana’a, capital of Yemen, collecting water at one of the few public distribution points, as most water pumps across the city are no longer working because of the fuel shortages.

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Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘cynical, cowardly’ attack targeting civilians at a mosque

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A mosque in Afghanistan.

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ADDIS: UN negotiations resume on financing framework to advance global development

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Delegates at the opening of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, in Addis Ababa.

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Eastern Ukraine: Up to 1.3 million people have little or no access to water – UNICEF

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On 20 February 2015, volunteers unload bottled water in Debaltsevo, Donetsk Oblast

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Yemen receives over 10,000 new arrivals by sea since start of conflict in March

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Exhausted survivors of the Gulf of Aden crossing wait for help on a beach in Yemen.

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Central African Republic urged to allow refugees to vote in landmark poll

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A CAR refugee with her family inside her tent in the site of Lolo, east of Cameroon.

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At Srebrenica memorial, UN Deputy Secretary-General urges action against future atrocities

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In 1995, a government soldier reads out the names of soldiers who are confirmed survivors or escapees from the fallen city of Srebrenica.

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OSCE Centre in Bishkek co-operates with government of Kyrgyzstan on enhancing security

The OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed long-term bilateral agreements on cooperation in the sphere of combating terrorism and arms control with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defence and the Kyrgyz National Guard on July 10, 2015.

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ADDIS: UN chief hails key role of civil society in financing future development agenda

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Global Civil Society Forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the eve of the opening of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.