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Syrian refugee carries Olympic torch through Brasilia

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Syrian refugee Hanan Dacka takes part in the 2016 Olympic Games torch relay in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 3rd, 2016.

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Security Council demands protection for hospitals and health workers in conflict zones

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nurse taking care of an infant child in an incubator at the Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sana’a. Hospitals...

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Horrified shipwreck survivors watched as hundreds drowned

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From left to right: Abdulrahman, aged three, sits on the laps of his father Yasin, 24. They are among 41 survivors of a boat...

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Cate Blanchett appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

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Cate Blanchett meets young Syrian refugees at Mazboud Community Center in Lebanon, in this May 2015 file photograph.

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