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UN agency data on labour migration shows 150 million migrants in global workforce

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Migrant workers, like these in northern Thailand, often work in high-risk sectors, such as...

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Secretary-General António Guterres cites multilateralism, teamwork as critical to achieving UN goals

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On his first day at work, António Guterres, the new United Nations Secretary-General, addresses staff members.

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Iraq: UN envoy strongly condemns Baghdad terrorist attacks that kill many civilians

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Street scene in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Defusing conflicts - re-establishing trust - fighting radicalization and violent extremism: Austria’s priorities for 2017 OSCE Chairmanship

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, highlighted three key challenges facing the Organization and its participating States as Austria took over as the 2017 OSCE Chairmanship: deplorable and complex crises and...

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