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Half of world’s teens experience peer violence in and around school – UNICEF

Half of students aged 13 to 15 worldwide – around 150 million – report having experienced peer-to-peer violence in and around school, according to a new report released by UNICEF on Sep 06, 2018.

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Foreign Secretary statement on the OPCW report into Amesbury

The independent report produced by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), on September 4, has confirmed the assessment of the United Kingdom in identifying the chemical agent responsible for the death of Dawn Sturgess in...

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EU Ambassadors in the EP: a multilateral approach to global challenges needed

European Parliament Vice-President Ramón Luis Valcárcel, on behalf of President Antonio Tajani, opened the 2018 EU Ambassadors Conference, bringing together the 140 EU ambassadors from all over the world.

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High-Level Conference in Berlin commits to comprehensive crisis response in the Lake Chad Region as donors announce US$2.17 billion in support; US$467 million in concessional loans

The High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region concluded with renewed commitments by participants to work together to address the multi-faceted crisis affecting the region, on September 4.

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