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No man will reach full potential unless women reach theirs, UN says on Day of Eliminating Violence

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A woman stands in a shelter for girls and women who have endured sexual and gender-based violence, in...

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In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts

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Mark Lowcock, new UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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Mediterranean crossing still world's deadliest for migrants – UN report

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Risking their lives to reach Europe from North Africa, a boatload of people, some of...

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Conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine not in place to enable safe returns – UN refugee agency

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In this photo taken in mid-October 2017, Rohingya refugees that have fled Myanmar’s...

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