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At Security Council, Ban calls for eradicating weapons of mass destruction ‘once and for all’

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A wide view of the Security Council open debate on the topic “Challenges in addressing proliferation of weapons of...

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'All of humanity is part of this story,' UNESCO says on Day to remember slavery and its abolition

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Shackles used to bind slaves.

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Risking it all to escape gang violence and poverty

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Alexis, 18, with his brother Wilson, 6, and their pet, a Caracara, at home in Omoa, Honduras.

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More than three million displaced in Yemen – joint UN agency report

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Displacement site in Khamer, Amran Governorate, Yemen. About 200 families of the muhamasheen minority,...

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