World
Civilians killed by air strikes at Yemeni wedding party ‘deeply disturbing,’ says UN humanitarian chief

Homes in Yemen destroyed by coalition airstrikes.
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UN commends Tunisian Dialogue Quartet on Nobel Peace Prize win

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Brazil and UNHCR strengthen partnership to help refugees fleeing the Syria conflict

Volker Türk, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection and H.E. Ambassador Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN and Mr Beto Ferreira Martins Vasconcelos, National Secretary of Justice, President of the Brazilian National Committee for Refugees at the signing of the special visa programme for people affected by the Syria crisis.
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Syria, Turkey, Kunduz bombing and Libya: MEPs call for greater EU engagement
The EU must do more to spur stability and security in Libya, MEPs said on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they demanded a full and independent investigation into the airstrikes against the hospital in Kunduz, called for more EU diplomatic efforts to end the Syrian conflict and warned against compromising human rights in cooperating with Turkey over the refugee crisis.
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Top UN refugee official calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

Haqmal (centre), a six year-old returnee from Pakistan loves his new school, the Ansarul-Momineen School in Pajhman, Kabul District Afghanistan.
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No humanitarian agencies left in besieged Afghan city of Kunduz after hospital bombing – UN

Internally displaced persons in Kunduz, Afghanistan, waiting for assistance from UN humanitarian agencies, UNHCR, WFP and UNICEF, on 31 May 2015.
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Foreign terrorist fighters pose ‘significant and evolving’ global threat, warns new UN report

The aftermath of a bombing attack in Iraq (file photo).
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UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

Haqmal (centre), a six year-old returnee from Pakistan loves his new school, the Ansarul-Momineen School in Pajhman, Kabul District Afghanistan.
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Extremists ‘terrified of history,’ UNESCO chief says, deploring destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria.
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South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas

Livelihood kits being delivered to hard-to-reach areas in South Sudan through FAO’s helicopter operation.
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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

