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Poroshenko May Be Ready to Resume Cease-fire

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is ready to resume a cease-fire in his military campaign against pro-Russian separatists if certain conditions are met.

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USAID and UNICEF partner to get urgent supplies to conflict-affected children in Central African Republic

A cargo plane carrying over 186 metric tons of emergency supplies for children in conflict-affected Central African Republic (CAR) arrived this week in Bangui.

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Future of Europe: MEPs debate Italian Council presidency priorities

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Matteo Renzi presented the Italian presidency's priorities to MEPs

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Concerted international efforts needed to avert crisis in Somalia and Yemen, say UN emergency directors

John Ging, Operations Director for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Ted Chaiban, Emergency Director of UNICEF, told media after a week-long mission to Somalia and Yemen that urgent action is needed to prevent worsening in...

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