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South Sudan: UN humanitarian chief urges parties to cease hostilities, protect civilians and aid workers

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, concluded his two-day mission to South Sudan on May 16, calling for all parties to cease hostilities, amidst fresh fighting that has displaced tens of...

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Effective multilateralism for regional security challenges - Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl opens high-level conference on Europe and Asia Pacific in Vienna

High-level conference on "Effective multilateralism for regional security challenges" - Vienna, 16 May 2018

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European Agenda on Migration: Still fragile situation gives no cause for complacency

While joint EU efforts have continued to show results, the situation remains fragile due to ongoing migratory pressure, as evidenced by newly increased arrivals along the Eastern and the Western Mediterranean routes. This requires the EU as a whole to...

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Facebook's Zuckerberg, EU Lawmakers to Discuss Data Privacy

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to meet privately in Brussels as soon as next week with key European lawmakers about the data protection controversy that has affected his company.

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