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1 million children affected by Cyclone Idai and subsequent floods in Mozambique, actual numbers feared much higher

On 21 March 2019 in Mozambique, Helcio Filipe Antonio holds a boy named Anderson Tackdi the Samora Michel High School in Beira. The Samora Michelle High School is one of the places used as a living space for people from Buzi, Mozambique that has been displaced by the floods caused by Cyclone Idai.
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‘Mosques should be safe havens, not sites of terror’, says Guterres announcing UN plan to help safeguard religious sites

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visit to the Islamic Cultural Centre of New York, on 22 March 2019.
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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

In the makeshift camp at Ain Issa, 50 km north of the Raqqa in the Syrian Arab Republic, Horriya, 12, carries a jerrycan of water (2017).
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Cyclone Idai: emergency getting ‘bigger by the hour’, warns UN food agency

Food distribution in Beira, Mozambique. At this school turned into a shelter, 70 families received food from WFP. Most of them had to leave their homes because they were damaged by the cyclone.
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North Korea, US Spar Over Sanctions
North Korea believes there are no legitimate reasons to maintain sanctions against the country since it has not conducted nuclear and missile testing for well over a year, a North Korean diplomat said Tuesday.
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Trade, Venezuela Among Topics for Trump, Bolsonaro Talks
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to discuss boosting trade and diplomatic ties when they meet Tuesday at the White House.
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Dutch Authorities Search For Motive in Tram Shooting
Authorities in the Netherlands worked Tuesday to determine the motive behind a shooting on a tram that left three people dead and five others wounded in the city of Utrecht.
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Thousands of children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid severe flooding as Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe - UNICEF

On 14 March 2019 in Malawi, aerial pictures taken by the drone task force (international organizations such as UNICEF and RedCross as well as the governmental counterparts) captured the flooded areas around Marka, located right on the Malawi – Mozambique border. The images show that weak, temporary structures have been affected the most and some of the submerged as a result of the extensive flooding and heavy rainfall.
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Ethiopia Finds 'Clear Similarities' Between 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crashes
Flight data recorders of Boeing 737 MAX planes that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia show "clear similarities", Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday as the U.S. maker announced it was completing a software update for its anti-stall system.
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New Zealand PM Says Cabinet Has Agreed to Gun Law Reform
New Zealand's prime minister said Monday that her cabinet has made decisions about the reform of gun laws, following Friday's massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
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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

