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70th anniversary of the UN CharterSeventy years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity and human rights -- the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon will join a a host of leaders and UN supporters in the Organiztion's birthplace this Friday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations. Find out more and get #UN70 events and get photos, videos and more at: www.un.org/un70 Posted by United Nations on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
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By the end of 2014, more than 59.5 million people had been forced to flee their homes. Most fled to escape war. |
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Syria Crisis: The biggest humanitarian emergency of our era |
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