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On International Day, UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters

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A seven-year-old girl crosses an improvised wooden bridge which she built after Hurricane Irma caused...

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Ahead of UN mission's closure, envoy reports greater stability, security in Haiti

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Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization...

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US withdrawal from UNESCO 'loss for multilateralism,' says cultural agency's chief

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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.

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Violence in al-Mayadin district, Deir ez-Zor, reportedly destroys cold room and vaccines

“UNICEF has received reports that ongoing violence in Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria has destroyed a UNICEF-supported vaccine cold room in al-Mayadin district, with at least 140,000 doses of vaccines lost, including some planned for use in tackling...

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