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Gallup Poll - US play a mostly positive or negative role in Ukraine crisis? - June, 2014

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, started his official trip to the South Caucasus with a visit to Baku, where he discussed with President llham Aliyev new aspects of co-operation between the OSCE and Azerbaijan, and called for implementing tension-reducing measures regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The coup in Thailand is causing problems for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from neighboring Cambodia and Burma, also known as Myanmar.

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Africa analyst Bronwyn Bruton said she does not expect to hear a lot about human rights issues during the forthcoming US/Africa leaders’ summit in Washington.

China is detaining more government critics and warning journalists from reporting on "sensitive topics" ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a trip to North Korea to help settle the issue of abducted Japanese citizens.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening session of the 2014 Economic and Social Council Youth Forum.

“Seven children have sustained gunshot and shrapnel injuries during violent clashes in East Ukraine since May 9.

As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system.