World
Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014

A group of Syrian refugees arrive on the island of Lesbos after traveling in an inflatable raft from Turkey, near Skala Sykaminias, Greece.
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Yemen: UN official calls for scaling up efforts to meet 'staggering' humanitarian needs

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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UNHCR calls for comprehensive response to the Calais situation

Several thousand asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia, Sudan, Pakistan and Afghanistan are living in makeshift camps or in the streets in Calais.
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UN chief urges greater efforts to improve health and well-being of indigenous peoples

Birth registration for indigenous children takes place in the Republic of Congo, where they suffer disproportionately from the lack of nutritious food and health services.
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New crime unit to investigate corruption affecting developing countries
The UK is stepping-up its work to investigate cases of international corruption affecting developing countries through a new specialist unit launched by International Development Secretary Justine Greening.
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Almost 400 refugees saved after crammed fishing boat sank off Libya
Almost 400 people have been rescued so far from a vessel which sank off Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea with an estimated 600 refugees and migrants on board, the UN refugee agency says.
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‘No more Hiroshimas. No more Nagasakis,’ Ban declares on anniversary of atomic bombing

The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the Genbaku Dome - at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
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UN agency prioritizes most needy Syrian refugees in Iraq for food assistance

Syrian refugees crowd around an office in Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Civilians continue to bear brunt of Afghan conflict, new UN report reveals

Members of a family sit outside their simple home in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province.
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Security in Central African Republic improves, but situation remains fragile – UN envoy

Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINUSCA Babacar Gaye (left) encourages ex-combatants to join the road to peace in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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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

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

