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Migration crisis: 74% of Europeans want EU to do more

The EU has experienced an unprecedented influx of migrants over the last few years. 74% of Europeans want the EU to do more to manage the situation, according to the latest Eurobarometer poll commissioned by the European Parliament. In addition two...

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On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to 'galvanize global will for disarmament'

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome).

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Central and North American states vow concerted action on refugees ahead of September UN summits

UNHCR welcomes the San Jose Action Statement released on 4 August where nine countries from North and Central America vowed to work together to strengthen protection of refugees fleeing Central America, a landmark step ahead of UN and US summits...

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UN agencies deliver urgent relief to people stranded at Syria-Jordan border

World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, and International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General William...

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