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On this day 40 years ago: signing of the act to make direct European elections possible

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Parliament President Georges Spénale addressing the ministers at the signing ceremony (Brussels...

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International Solidarity in Action at Leaders’ Summit on Refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the significant new support committed Tuesday by governments to improve protection and solutions for refugees at the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, convened by US President Barack Obama in New York.

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US President Obama urges world to eschew division and pursue global integration at UN Assembly

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US President Barack Obama addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.

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Opening Assembly debate, Ban calls on world leaders ‘act now,’ work together for a better future

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his annual report on the work of the Organization at the opening of the...

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