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On World Habitat Day, UN calls for putting adequate housing at centre of urban policy

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Pedestrian waits to cross in Mumbai, India.

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UNHCR, African host countries agree on final steps to resolve Rwandan refugee situation

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and delegations from African countries as well as the African Union, agreed on final steps to end the protracted Rwandan refugee situation after seven years of negotiations, on September 30.

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On Non-Violence Day, Ban highlights link between peace and nature

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UN Postal Administration unveils the commemorative stamp of M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian music legend on the...

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Refugee and migrant crisis in focus at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting in Skopje

The refugee and migrant crisis and the potential of the OSCE and its parliamentarians to help mitigate the situation were the focus of debate on 2 October during the final session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting.

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