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UNESCO welcomes signing of Colombian ceasefire agreement in Havana

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on 24 June expressed deep satisfaction at the signing of a bilateral ceasefire agreement by the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) ending the...

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On Day Against Drug Abuse, Ban calls for 'effective, compassionate' global response

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A staff member of the Liberia National Police Anti-Drug Squad reviews the municipal dump outside...

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Update on UNICEF response to humanitarian situation of displaced persons in Bama, Borno State, Nigeria

UNICEF has been working with partners in Bama, Borno State, since March 2016, providing health, nutrition and water and sanitation support in a camp housing 25,000 people displaced by the conflict, including 15,000 children.

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Record 29 million people drug-dependent worldwide; heroin use up sharply – UN report

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Drug dependence treatment in Myanmar.

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