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US Sanctions Nicaraguan Police

The U.S. Thursday slapped sanctions on Nicaragua’s national police and three top police commissioners for what it calls serious human rights abuses against anti-government demonstrators.

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UN appeals for US$877 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh

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Rohingya refugee children queue to draw water from a well in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, June 2018.

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UNICEF, WFP chiefs wrap up two-day visit to Syria, see impact of conflict on children and families

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On 3 March 2020 in the Syrian Arab Republic, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director...

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Five years since Abidjan Declaration, West Africa leads on reduction of statelessness in Africa

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After growing up with no official nationality in an orphanage, now Françoise (left) and Christel are proud citizens of Cote...

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