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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie: no negotiated peace without human rights and dignity for the Syrian people

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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie interacts with Syrian refugee children at a news conference at Za’atari camp in Jordan...

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US Senate Blocks 20-Week Abortion Bill

U.S. Democratic senators have blocked a bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks, ensuring that the procedure stays legal through the later terms of a woman’s pregnancy.

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TPS Decision for Syrians in US Imminent

Syrians living under Temporary Protected Status in the United States will know by Tuesday whether the Trump administration is extending those protections or canceling them, as it has done with three other countries in recent months.

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UN's Global Emergency Response Fund provides US$10 million to help most vulnerable in Ethiopia

Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock released US$10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently help the most vulnerable people displaced in Ethiopia due to the conflict...

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