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Increasing Economic Growth in Fragile States Can Help Prevent Future Refugee Crises—World Bank President

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said on April 5 that the world’s powers need to pay far greater attention to boosting developing economies and creating jobs in the most fragile countries in order to give more opportunity to people in those...

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First-ever World Humanitarian Summit must usher in new era of global solidarity – UN chief

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A child watches a truck carrying humanitarian aid for the besieged town of Moadamiyeh in February. In...

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Soldier in Jungle Training Reflects on Past, Looks to Future

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Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry...

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OSCE organizes training courses in Ukraine on detecting forged travel documents

A five-day training course for Ukrainian border control officers aimed at increasing their operational awareness to detect forged travel documents started on 4 April in Cherkasy. This course will be followed by an advanced train-the-trainer programme...

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