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UN report finds impunity for killings ‘remains rampant’ in Ukraine conflict

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The situation in eastern Ukraine remains volatile and continues to have a severe impact on human rights.

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South Sudan: UN supply warehouse looted; non-critical staff ordered to relocate

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On 14 July 2016, UNICEF using eight tankers, delivered 100,000 litres of water to IDPs in Juba, South...

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Mali’s Old Towns of Djenné on List of World Heritage in Danger

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F. BandarinOld Towns of Djenné (Mali)

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Gun control: MEPs clarify licensing rules and safeguards

EU countries will have to introduce stronger controls on “blank-firing” guns, to prevent them being converted to fire live ammunition, under Internal Market Committee amendments, voted on Wednesday, to a draft update of the EU firearms directive. The...

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