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‘Do not let spoilers deprive you of your future’, UN envoy tells Afghans ahead of polls

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Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

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Ukraine: Ban ‘deeply concerned’ Crimea vote will worsen complex, tense situation

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Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Stephane Dujarric briefs the press.

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Three years of Syria conflict have devastated lives of millions of children

Risk of a lost generation say leading aid agencies UNICEF, UNHCR, Mercy Corps, Save the Children and World Vision

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On 14 March, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake speaks with children in the Faida informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

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Seoul Slams 'Provocative' North Korean Missile Tests

South Korea criticized North Korea for what it called "provocative behavior" after Pyongyang fired 25 short-range rockets into the ocean.

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UN mission chief appeals to Security Council to help ‘build on momentum’ in DR Congo

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A MONUSCO APC is greeted by FARDC soldiers on their way back from the front line in the Beni region.

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Crimean PM: 93 Percent of Voters Want to Join Russia

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Preliminary results, Crimea referendum.

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United Nations Security Council action on Crimea referendum blocked

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Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.

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Ukraine Crisis Hampers EU's Central African Republic Mission

The Ukraine crisis is hampering the European Union's plans to send a peacekeeping force to Central African Republic because nervous eastern European countries want to keep their troops at home rather than send them to Africa, diplomats said on Friday.

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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy says Security Council must push for productive peace talks

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Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, briefs reporters.

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Together ‘we can pull Ukraine back from the brink’, UN political chief tells Security Council

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Map of Crimea