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‘It is past time for you to act’ to end carnage in Aleppo, UN chief tells emergency Security Council session

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A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo.

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Stop inciting fear and hatred of migrants and refugees, urge MEPs

EU member states should “refrain from inciting fear and hatred among their citizens towards migrants and asylum-seekers for political gain”, MEPs say in a resolution on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU, passed on Tuesday.

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Malnutrition amongst children in Yemen at an all-time high, warns UNICEF

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While finding water is a daily struggle for most family, food is equally difficult to source. As thousands of...

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Taking oath of office, António Guterres pledges to work for peace, development and a reformed United Nations

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António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, takes the oath of office for his five-year...

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