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UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan

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Haqmal (centre), a six year-old returnee from Pakistan loves his new school, the Ansarul-Momineen School in Pajhman, Kabul...

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Extremists ‘terrified of history,’ UNESCO chief says, deploring destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

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Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria.

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South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas

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Livelihood kits being delivered to hard-to-reach areas in South Sudan through FAO’s helicopter...

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Boko Haram violence an 'affront to humanity,' Ban declares, reaffirms UN support to Nigerian Government

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Aftermath of Boko Haram’s bombing of the Nyanya bus park in Abuja, Nigeria.

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