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UNHCR head tells humanitarian NGOs "moment of truth" has arrived

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UN High Commissioner for refugees, António Guterres, opens UNHCR's annual NGO consultations.

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Urgent action needed to tackle child labour caused by Syrian Crisis: Save the Children and UNICEF

The conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria are pushing an ever increasing number of children into exploitation in the labour market, and much more needs to be done to reverse the trend, according to a new report released by Save the Children and...

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Luxembourg takes over Council presidency: Luxembourg MEPs share their expectations

Starting Wednesday, the rotating six-month presidency of the Council of the EU will be in the hands of one of the smallest, yet most experience member states. Luxembourg will have to deal with many pressing issues, including the Greek debt crisis, an...

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Thousands of refugees continue to flee Burundi - UNHCR

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Burundian refugees, mostly women and children, wait on the shore of Lake Tanganyika to be transferred by boat to Kigoma and...

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