World
UN: more than 21 million people in Yemen need basic humanitarian aid

WHO has provided 35 tonnes of medical supplies to health facilities in Hadramaut, Shabwah and Al Mahara in Yemen, which are sufficient to support over 665,000 individuals across the three governorates.
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Debt a growing burden for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Syrian refugee Fouad carries food with his children after an outing to a store.
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New Balkan border restrictions untenable

A group of asylum seekers break the trek to rest at Tovarnik train station in Croatia.
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Opening: “Those who fail to reconcile freedom and security fail in everything”

MEPs held a minute’s silence for terror victims everywhere, including Mali, Syria and Iraq.
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Belgium: Schools remain closed amidst security threats
Schools and daycare centres in Belgium's capital Brussels remained closed on November 23 (Tuesday), as the federal government upheld the highest security threat level in the city.
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UN report finds 90 per cent of disasters are weather-related

Climate-related disasters like flooding are on the rise.
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Children will bear the brunt of climate change: UNICEF

A woman and her baby amid debris and other destruction caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
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Amid violence, ‘glaring lack of hope,’ UN deputy chief urges action to break Israeli-Palestinian impasse

Israeli forces and a newly installed metal detector on the corner of Al Wad Street, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Mongolia should make combating nepotism and political corruption a priority
Mongolia’s rapid economic and social development, fuelled by the discovery of significant mineral resources, has exacerbated governance and corruption challenges. To address this, a new OECD report says that Mongolia should complete the reform of its anti-corruption legislation, strengthen enforcement and make the prevention of political corruption a priority.
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In the Wake of Paris: Release the 28 Pages Now!
On Jan. 7, 2015, just hours after terrorists staged an assault on the Paris offices of the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo and killed a dozen people, former U.S. Senator Bob Graham (D-Fla.) joined House of Representatives Members Walter Jones (R-N.C.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and representatives of the 9/11 families, in a Capitol Hill press conference, convened to demand the immediate release of the 28-page chapter from the original 2002 Joint Congressional Inquiry into 9/11, which documented the role of the Saudi Royal Family in financing the hijackers.
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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

