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Israel prevents thousands of expelled Palestinian refugees from returning to West Bank camps
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Global food prices rose in August amid heat and conflict
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Ukraine: Attacks on WHO warehouses threaten medical care in frontline areas
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International law as “life insurance”: Annalena Bärbock summed up her presidency of the UN General Assembly
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Iran: UN mission calls for withdrawal of bill criminalizing contacts with foreign entities
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The UN General Assembly approved the first merger of structures within the framework of the UN-80 reform
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New report from independent UN experts: war in Sudan is fueled by external forces
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Top news of the day | Thursday: Syria, El Niño, UN-80, investments
Photo UN/L. Felipe High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu speaks at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Top news of the day | Thursday: […]