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UNHCR calls for comprehensive response to the Calais situation

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Several thousand asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia, Sudan, Pakistan and Afghanistan are living in...

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UN chief urges greater efforts to improve health and well-being of indigenous peoples

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Birth registration for indigenous children takes place in the Republic of Congo,...

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New crime unit to investigate corruption affecting developing countries

The UK is stepping-up its work to investigate cases of international corruption affecting developing countries through a new specialist unit launched by International Development Secretary Justine Greening.

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Almost 400 refugees saved after crammed fishing boat sank off Libya

Almost 400 people have been rescued so far from a vessel which sank off Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea with an estimated 600 refugees and migrants on board, the UN refugee agency says.

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