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Peacekeeping ‘flagship of the UN enterprise,’ Ban says ahead of Day honouring 'blue helmets'

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lays a wreath at a ceremony at UN Headquarters for fallen peacekeepers.

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‘Nobody Left Outside’ campaign launched as UN warns of dire shelter conditions for refugees

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Newly-arrived family in Tanzania’s Nduta camp. Burundi refugee Perrie fled her home with her three children...

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UNHCR warns of worsening shelter conditions for refugees, launches global campaign

A huge shortfall in funds for sheltering refugees is severely undermining efforts to tackle the biggest global displacement crisis since World War II, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned on May 18.

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Yemeni people must be at centre of reinvigorated crisis response – senior UN relief official

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On the road to Qatabir, Yemen, many bridges have been damaged, making life hard for everyone including distribution...

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