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West Bank: Security Council meeting warns of ‘tipping point’ for region
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UN: de facto Afghan authorities lack transparency in control over security forces
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Global food prices rose in July amid heat, expensive energy and geopolitical risks
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Security Council on South Sudan: conditions for holding free and peaceful elections have not yet been created
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Ukraine: Only 43 percent of babies under six months of age receive exclusive breast milk
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UN chief human rights activist: the death penalty in Iran serves as a tool to intimidate the population
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