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Visiting UN food relief agency, Pope Francis shines spotlight on urgent need to end hunger

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His Holiness Pope Francis pays an official visit to WFP headquarters in Rome and addresses the staff...

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The future of ACP-EU relations depends on strengthening parliamentary oversight and stepping up civil society participation

"The Cotonou Agreement remains unique in the world, and whatever form the next partnership takes, it will have to be tailored to today's world, and include wider civil society participation and stronger parliamentary oversight and diplomacy », said...

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UNHCR report puts projected resettlement needs in 2017 at 1.19 million

With a multitude of conflicts and crises causing record displacement around the world, resettlement has become an increasingly vital part of UNHCR’s efforts to find solutions and advocate for fairer responsibility-sharing for refugees, a UNHCR report...

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Ban condemns 'horrific attack' in Orlando, Florida

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an attack that occurred early morning in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people were killed and dozens more were injured, on 12 June.

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