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Debate on the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean

MEPs discussed the recent cases of migrants smuggled in cargo ships from Turkey to Italy and abandoned at sea by the crew and other incidents in the Mediterranean with Commissioner Avramopoulos on Tuesday evening. The new routes used by smugglers, the...

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Central African Republic: UN agency warns of food insecurity amid ongoing instability

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According to UN estimates, nearly 440,000 people remain displaced inside the Central...

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UN rights office ‘deeply deplores’ latest Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

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A group of Nigerian refugees rest in the Cameroon town of Mora after fleeing armed Boko Haram attacks...

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On India visit, Ban stresses country’s role in security, human rights, development

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Indian Council of World Affairs.

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