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UNHCR chief exhorts France to promote solidarity towards refugees in Europe

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Monday that France has a leading role to play in resettling refugees and managing migration flows in Europe.

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North Korea: Council strengthens EU sanctions in line with latest UN Security Council resolution

The Council further strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by transposing the sectoral sanctions imposed by UN Security Council resolution 2375 (2017). That resolution was adopted on 11 September...

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UNHCR brings help to refugees and migrants impacted by fierce fighting in Sabratha

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on October 9, delivered a first batch of humanitarian assistance to refugees and migrants stranded in Sabratha, a city located some 80 kilometres west of Tripoli and which has been the theater of three weeks of fierce...

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UN Treaty ‘beginning of the end for nuclear weapons,’ say Nobel Peace Prize winners

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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace...

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