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South Sudan on brink of a ‘humanitarian catastrophe,’ warns senior UN peacekeeping official

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Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet briefs the Security Council on...

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Tragic past of Hiroshima atomic bombing must inspire future free of nuclear weapons – Ban

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

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Truce Holds in Gaza Ahead of Cairo Talks

A fragile, 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip held for a second day on Wednesday, as Israel and Hamas delegates prepare for talks in Cairo aimed at extending the truce.

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Statement on child deaths in Iraq; attributable to Marzio Babille, UNICEF Representative

The reported deaths of 40 children from minority groups who were displaced from Sinjar city and district by armed violence are of extreme concern.

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