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Experts say Myanmar violated UN child rights convention in Rohingya crackdown
Jul 21, 2018 11:42International legal experts say Myanmar has violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention as the unprecedented crackdown mounted by the government of the Southeast Asian nation against the minority Rohingya Muslims has led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the persecuted community.
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About 750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says
Jul 20, 2018 14:36United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says an estimated 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria returned to their homes in the first half of the current year, adding that the figure equals the amount for all of last year.
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Iran ready to cooperate with West Asian states to control dust storms
Jul 17, 2018 09:40Iran announced on Tuesday preparedness to cooperate with other West Asian states to control the pollution caused by dust particles and storms.
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UN envoy discusses Syria constitutional body with Turkey, Iran, Russia
Jun 19, 2018 12:12UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has held "substantive" talks with officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey over the planned formation of Syria's constitutional committee and how it would function.
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Ansarullah official: Aggressors' supply lines cut off in Western Yemen
Jun 19, 2018 09:18A senior member of Ansarullah announced that the Yemeni forces could cut off the roads used by the Saudi-led coalition to transfer weapons and reinforcements to the Western coasts of the country.
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UN calls on US to stop separating migrant children from parents
Jun 05, 2018 10:25The United Nations has called on the administration of US President Donald Trump to "immediately halt" its controversial practice of separating Central American immigrant children from their parents at the southern border.