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World’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million, prompting UN appeal for ‘all-out effort’ for peace

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Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate.

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Honouring victims of World War II, Ban reaffirms UN's founding goals to ensure peace and dignity for all

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and General Assembly President Sam Kutesa plant a tree to...

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Armed groups in Central African Republic agree to release thousands of children

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In Bangui, the leader of an armed group signs agreement to release children

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Russia has transformed Black Sea military landscape, say foreign affairs MEPs

If Russia does not apply the Minsk ceasefire deals in full and return Crimea to Ukraine, the EU should step up sanctions and consider the possibility of providing Ukraine with defensive arms, say Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs in a resolution voted on...

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