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Israeli-Palestinian conflict heads into uncharted territory as mistrust deepens, UN official warns
Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for Political Affairs, Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East.
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Previewing work ahead, UN Assembly President says Member States must agree a bold post-2015 agenda
General Assembly President Sam Kutesa briefs the press.
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Day of Debate at UNESCO: Journalism after Charlie
Fabrice GentileUNESCO organizes a day of reflection and debate on Freedom of Expression (14.01.2015). French cartoonist, Plantu.
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Security and jobs: MEPs debate priorities of the Latvian presidency
Laimdota Straujuma during her speech at the European Parliament
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Security and 'Juncker Plan' at heart of debate with Council president Tusk
Donald Tusk's first visit as President of the European Council to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to debate the outcome of the December EU summit.
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Security Council reaffirms peacebuilding as key element of UN post-conflict assistance
Wide view of the Security Council in session.
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Debate on the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean
MEPs discussed the recent cases of migrants smuggled in cargo ships from Turkey to Italy and abandoned at sea by the crew and other incidents in the Mediterranean with Commissioner Avramopoulos on Tuesday evening. The new routes used by smugglers, the role of the EU border agency Frontex, legal channels of migration to the EU and a comprehensive approach to migration came under the spotlight.
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Central African Republic: UN agency warns of food insecurity amid ongoing instability
According to UN estimates, nearly 440,000 people remain displaced inside the Central African Republic (CAR) while some 190,000 have sought asylum across the borders.
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UN rights office ‘deeply deplores’ latest Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
A group of Nigerian refugees rest in the Cameroon town of Mora after fleeing armed Boko Haram attacks.
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On India visit, Ban stresses country’s role in security, human rights, development
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Indian Council of World Affairs.
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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