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Top UN official in West Africa urges end to ‘unprecedented’ spate of violence in Nigeria

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Since June 2013, attacks in northeastern Nigeria have resulted in school closures affecting...

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In Europe, top UN officials press for diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany.

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Over 76,000 people displaced from Central African Republic into Chad facing crisis

As the humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic continues to spill over into neighboring countries, UNICEF is raising the alert that more than 76,000 people, mostly women and children, fleeing the violence from CAR into Chad are in urgent need...

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US UN Ambassador: Russian Intervention 'Act of Aggression'

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned Russia, saying there is nothing to justify its military presence in neighboring Ukraine.

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