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Pakistan Youth Work to Solve Country's Conflicts

In Pakistan, thousands of civilians and security force members died in terrorist violence in 2013. Military campaigns and political outreach have made little headway in reducing the toll. But, Pakistani youth are trying to open a dialogue and end the...

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Precarious security situation in Libya shows need for dialogue with militias – UN envoy

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Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Tarek Mitri, briefs the...

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World Leaders to Speak at Mandela Memorial

Leaders from around the world will pay tribute at Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who died last week at the age of 95.

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UN marks 65th anniversary of landmark treaty on preventing, punishing genocide

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A wall of photos at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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