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World Bank Vice President Confirms Continued Support for Peace, Social Inclusion and Economic Transition in Myanmar

World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Ms. Victoria Kwakwa will visit Myanmar from July 8 to 10. The purpose of the visit is to discuss with the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other high-ranking government officials as well as...

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Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

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A MINUSMA convoy drives along a street Menaka, north-eastern Mali. The region has witnessed a...

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Zeid calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.

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Japan secures food assistance for Gaza's families

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 400 million (just under US$4 million) from the Government of Japan to support some of the most vulnerable Palestinians living in Gaza.

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