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In Geneva, UN envoy meets Syria stakeholders amid ongoing consultations

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Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (second from left) and his team during a meeting on the Geneva Consultations on Syria.

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Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000

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UNHCR staffer helps refugees and migrants to register at the local police station on Kos Island in Greece.

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Syrian sisters repay a mother's selfless care and love in Damascus

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Displaced children play at a community centre near Damascus. The bond between mothers, like Amal, and their children is indestructible.

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At G7 Summit, Ban outlines draft UN action plan to prevent violent extremism

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek in Bonn, Germany.

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Martin O’Malley and the Institution of the Presidency

On Saturday, May 30, former two-term Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley made his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination official. Writing for Bloomberg News, Mark Halperin noted that the speech could very well serve as a “game changer” in the 2016 Presidential campaign.

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Anne Brasseur calls for calm following Turkish electoral rally explosions

Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has joined the appeals for calm following explosions at a rally of the HDP party on June 5 in Diyarbakir.

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Concerned over potential violence in Burundi, UN chief urges resumption of dialogue

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Burundians arriving in Rwanda after fleeing pre-election violence.

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UNIQLO distributes 10 millionth item of clothing to refugees with UNHCR

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Congolese refugees compare items of clothing donated by UNIQLO, which has now distributed more than 10 million items of clothing through UNHCR.

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UN and partners seek almost $US500 million to avert humanitarian disaster in Iraq

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These two Yazidi ladies were forced to flee their home in northern Iraq to escape from militant forces. They are among the many needing help.

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Security Council condemns South Sudan violence, expresses concern over expulsion of UN relief coordinator

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Peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) man a guard post overlooking a POC (Protection of Civilians) site in Juba.

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