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Iconic landmarks around the world turn blue in symbolic stand for child rights on World Children’s Day

On 19 November 2019 in Paris, France, the Panthéon turned blue in honor of...

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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this page Comments South & Central Asia Taliban Releases Two Western Hostages in Prisoner Exchange

The Taliban has released two long-time Western captives Tuesday, fulfilling its side of a prisoner exchange that involves the release of three of its high-ranking commanders.

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US$1.35 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host countries

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration was launched a US$1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and...

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People displaced in eastern DRC face widespread human rights violations

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed that hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not only living in dire conditions without proper assistance but are unprotected and exposed to...

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