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MEPs call on Russia to cooperate with Ukrainian peace plan
Russia should back the peace plan offered by Ukraine, respect the ceasefire and withdraw its mercenaries via the retreat corridor, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Thursday. They call the EU countries to ban arms sales to Russia and help Ukraine to secure its gas supply via reverse gas flows. MEPs also state their readiness to ratify the association and free trade deal with Ukraine.
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There can be no military solution, Ban says as Israel launches ground offensive against Gaza
A large crowd gathers in front of a home that was destroyed during Israeli air strikes in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip (8 July 2014). Repeated air strikes have destroyed many homes during the recent escalation of violence.
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On criminal justice day, UN urges ratification of treaty setting up International Criminal Court
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and ICC President Sang-Hyun Song (August 2013).
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Child marriage shows no sign of abating in Jordan, UNICEF study shows
More than 1 out of 10 girls in Jordan marries before the age of 18, a rate that has been relatively consistent over the past decade, despite a sharp increase among Syrian refugees in the country, according to the findings of a new UNICEF study.
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Agencies welcome UN Security Council Resolution on humanitarian access in Syria
We welcome Security Council Resolution 2165 on humanitarian access in Syria, which should enable us to reach up to 2.9 million more people with vital aid. This resolution represents a breakthrough in our efforts to get aid to Syrians in need.
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Militants Attack Kabul Airport
An attack by Taliban insurgents on Afghanistan's Kabul international airport has apparently ended more than four hours after it began.
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Israel agrees to ‘humanitarian pause’ in war-torn Gaza Strip, UN envoy confirms
Palestinian children travel to an UNRWA school to seek shelter after evacuating their homes near the border in Gaza City on July 13, 2014.
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In Dominican Republic, Ban hails collective effort to bolster human rights, development, peace
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Senate of the Dominican Republic.
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Deadly Israeli Airstrikes Continue After Cease-fire Plan Fades
Israel continued airstrikes Wednesday in the Gaza Strip, a day after accepting a cease-fire plan and pausing its campaign, only to resume when the militant group Hamas rejected the pact.
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Level of human loss, destruction in Gaza ‘immense,’ says UN agency
A young girl waiting to cross into Egypt with her family cries at the Rafah Border Crossing in southern Gaza. Egypt has opened the crossing to allow injured Palestinians to receive treatment.
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