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Warning of ‘empathy gap,’ Ban urges faith leaders to speak up against injustice and brutality

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Participants at the General Assembly Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation:...

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At UN, religious and political leaders weigh strategies to stem rising tide of intolerance, extremism

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High-Level Thematic Debate on Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation: Fostering Peaceful, Inclusive Societies and...

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‘Swift, courageous’ action needed to stem tide of illegal migration – UNICEF

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Onboard an Italian ship, a Syrian father holds his one-year-old son as they wait to be checked by doctors. They...

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Attack in Garowe, Somalia: Statement by Anthony Lake, UNICEF Executive Director

“The horrific attack on our UNICEF colleagues today in northern Somalia is an assault not only on them but on the people they served. Our immediate thoughts are with the families of the four staff members who were killed and with those who were...

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