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US Gives Haitian Immigrants 6-month TPS Extension

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced it has extended Haitian immigrants’ access to a program of humanitarian protection for six months.

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On World Day, UN agencies urge countering threats to cultural diversity

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Members of Mongolia’s National Academic Ensemble of Folk Song and Dance perform at UN Headquarters celebrating...

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UN refugee chief Grandi in Libya: UNHCR ramping up its humanitarian response

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A displaced Libyan boy from the city of Sirte sits on a mattress distributed by the Red Crescent in Alarbaeen, Libya, in 2016...

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WFP Delivers Food To Thousands Hit By Recent Violence In Central African Republic

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is dispatching food by air and road to thousands of people in need of food assistance in conflict-torn Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where a new wave of violence has killed dozens of people and...

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