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Briefing Security Council, senior officials urge UN system-wide approach to early warning, conflict prevention

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Security Council Meeting, 21 August 2014, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and High Commissioner for...

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Gaza: UN says over 370,000 Palestinian children in need of 'psycho-social first aid'

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Seven-year-old Maha, who is paralyzed down the neck following an airstrike in Gaza, was allowed...

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Ukrainian Troops Reclaim Key Town

Ukraine says it has reclaimed control of a key city in the east, where rebels and government troops are battling for territory.

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Pakistan's Military Urges Dialogue in Political Standoff

Anti-government protesters outside Pakistan's parliament are showing no signs of leaving until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns, a demand the government rejects as unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the powerful military is warning all sides to resolve...

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