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EU Parliament calls for freeze on Turkey membership talks

The European Parliament called Thursday for a temporary freeze on EU accession talks with Turkey until "disproportionate repressive measures" under the country's state of emergency are lifted.

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The World Must Not Forget Chad’s Refugees, UN Agencies Warn

Refugees who have been finding shelter in Chad for the past ten years or more continue to require food assistance and their food security situation remains precarious, a joint assessment by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and...

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Saudi Arabia Supports WFP To Address Malnutrition In Hodeidah, Yemen

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$10 million contribution from the King Salman for Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help WFP fight the rising levels of malnutrition in Hodeidah...

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Central African Republic: UN envoy calls for protecting civilians as scores killed in ethnic violence

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UN peacekeepers in Bria, Central African Republic.

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