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Global crises severely straining humanitarian resources, warns UN refugee chief

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Malian refugees in Niger.

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Bomb Attacks Kill 32 Across Iraq

Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings struck Shi'ite neighborhoods, security forces and other targets across the country Sunday, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores of others. At least eight cities and towns were hit.

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Nuclear weapons are no ‘guarantee of security,’ Kazakh Foreign Ministers tells UN debate

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Kairat Umarov , Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Somalia - Transitioning to peace

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At its most recent peak of drought, famine and conflict, the UN refugee agency reported that more than 135,000 Somalis had fled their homes...

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