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Cholera epidemic claims 31 lives in Tanzania, including 29 Burundian refugees

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UNHCR is trucking in clean water as one of the responses to the cholera outbreak in the Kagunga area of Tanzania.

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Thousands flee Palmyra, UNHCR steps up aid

The UN refugee agency and its partners are preparing aid for some 11,000 people who fled the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra and surrounding villages when they were overrun by militant forces this week.

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In Ireland, UN's Ban says strong cooperation key to overcoming global challenges

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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Burundi: UN chief condemns killing of opposition politician as tensions in country rise

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The police in Bujumbura, Burundi, have increasingly broken up opposition party...

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