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UN renews call for the safety and protection of local aid workers in Syria

The UN has reiterated its call for the safety and protection of local aid workers inside Syria, who remain on the frontline in delivering life-saving assistance to millions of women, children and men in all areas.

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Austrian Foreign Minister Kneissl highlights effective multilateralism during visit to OSCE Secretariat

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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger (r) and Karin Kneissl, Austrian Foreign Minister, Vienna, 30 July 2018.

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Efforts to combat trafficking, including of children, must focus on both effects and roots of this crime, OSCE officials say on world anti-trafficking day

Effective policies to combat trafficking in human beings, including the trafficking of children, must focus on both the effects and the roots of this terrible crime, OSCE senior officials said on July 30, on the occasion of the World Day against...

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Unchecked Northern California Fire Claims Sixth Life

The wildfire burning almost unchecked in Northern California has claimed it's sixth victim.

At a news conference Sunday, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said the victim, who was not identified, didn't evacuate despite receiving an evacuation...

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