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As new round of talks begins, UN envoy for Syria says cessation of hostilities must ‘continue to give hope’

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Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a press conference on the Intra-Syrian Geneva...

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MEPs approve extra funds to help refugees and fight terrorism

Parliament gave its green light for €100 million in EU emergency aid for refugees within the EU and €2 million to hire new staff for the EU law enforcement agency EUROPOL’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC), in a vote on Wednesday. Given the...

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UNHCR: Include refugees and displaced in Colombia peace talks

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Internally displaced children walk home from a UNHCR supported school in Altos de la Florida, Soacha, Colombia.

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Parliament advocates a centralised EU asylum system and legal ways to migrate

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Parliament calls on member states to honour their pledges and speed up the relocation of asylum...

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