Middle East
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Ethiopian migrants head home on first ever return flight from Yemen’s Ma’rib
For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight…
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‘Great progress’ being made bringing Da’esh/ISIL terrorists to justice, Security Council hears
Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in…
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Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence
Ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, and discrimination against Palestinians, is essential to stopping the decades-long conflict between the…
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Rights experts urge Israel to cease eviction and demolition of Bedouin village
Israel must halt plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Naqab desert that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents…
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Top UN Envoy hails two-month renewal of Yemen truce
A truce between the Government in Yemen and Houthi rebels has been renewed for an additional two months, UN Special…
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Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi…
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UN chief ‘encouraged’ by engagement between Israeli and Palestinian officials
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that he is encouraged by the recent engagement between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Arguing…
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Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people…
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Palestine: Nutrition campaign targets pregnant and nursing women
To combat malnutrition and iron deficiency in Gaza and the West Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, launched…
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Concerned over civilian deaths, UN spokesperson welcomes ‘any successes’ against ISIL terror group
Following an attack by United States Special Forces in northwestern Syria that culminated in the death of the leader of…
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