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Turkey: In call with Foreign Minister, Ban seeks update on current probe into attempted coup

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) shown with Mevlüt Çavusoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey.

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UNHCR appeals for additional $115 million for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency on 26 July appealed to donors for an additional $115.4 million to fund the voluntary return and reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. Funding is also required for relocation of refugees from...

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UNICEF Statement on attacks on hospitals in Aleppo city

“Four hospitals in eastern Aleppo city – al-Dakkak, al-Bayan, al-Hakim and al-Zahraa – and a blood blank were reportedly hit several times on 23 and 24 July disrupting key life-saving health services for up to 300,000 civilians.

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Some 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily – UN warns

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A young refugee and her family cross the border between South Sudan and Uganda.

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