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August 23, 2021 Humanitarian Aid
Politics
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August 23, 2021
Taiwan’s president has received the first dose of the island’s controversial, domestically produced coronavirus vaccine.
Tsai Ing-wen’s inoculation Monday initiated the public rollout of the vaccine.
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August 20, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, scheduled to leave office later this year after nearly 16 years, is in Moscow for one final meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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August 20, 2021 Peace and Security
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A Chinese UN peacekeeper operates a video drone during a patrol in Liberia. (file)
August 18, 2021 Peace and Security
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August 16, 2021
Malaysia’s king will keep Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on as caretaker prime minister after Muhyiddin and his entire cabinet formally resigned Monday following months of political turmoil.
Afghanistan: Guterres urges restraint as Taliban reach Kabul; UN Security Council set to meet Monday
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The fast-evolving conflict has reportedly reached, Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan’s social and political life
15 August 2021 Peace and Security
12 August 2021 GENEVA (ILO News)
The digital economy can provide job opportunities for many young refugees but ensuring decent working conditions will require new directions in thinking and action, says a new ILO report.
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This mother of five decided to move from Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (file)
13 August 2021 Peace and Security
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Women and children at a market stand in Kurtunwaarey , Somalia.
12 August 2021 Peace and Security