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Social Safety Nets Expand but Can Do Better at Reaching the Poorest

Social safety net programs have grown exponentially around the world in recent years, but more than two-thirds of the world’s 1.2 billion poorest people –those living on less than US$1.25 per day—are still not covered, says a new World Bank report....

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Iran, World Powers Gear Up for New Nuclear Talks

Representatives from Iran and six world powers are in Vienna, Austria, for a new round of talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program.

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UN chief urges maximum restraint amid reported breaches of South Sudan ceasefire

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the Security Council on his trip to South Sudan.

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Despite recent escalation, full-blown conflict in Ukraine can be averted – Ban

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Ukrainian flags in front of the House with Chimaeras, Kyiv.

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