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Belarus: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
On Sunday 16 August, the largest rally in Belarusian modern history took place. Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians took to the streets all across Belarus to participate in the Freedom March. These peaceful demonstrations had clear demands: the release of all unlawfully detained people, the prosecution of those responsible for police brutality, and holding of…
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Pope to Brazil’s religious: Jesus our first and only love – Vatican News
Pope Francis sends a message to Brazil’s men and women religious on the occasion of the first Week of Consecrated Religious Life.
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Pope Francis sends message to annual Rimini Meeting wishing it success – Vatican News
Pope Francis sends a message of closeness through Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the occasion of the opening of the 41st Meeting for Friendship amongst Peoples.
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‘No place for racism in the world today’ – Vatican News
The latest plea to “denounce racism” comes from the Catholic Commission for Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain.
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Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops denounce State crackdown, drawing sharp counter attack
Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops drew a sharp government response after issuing a Pastoral Letter, titled ‘The March Is Not Ended’ on the current crisis in the southern African nation. Then, in a vitriolic attack on the bishops, a government minister played on delicate tribal divisions and was herself accused of stirring genocide.
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EASO publishes a COI report: Afghanistan, Key socio-economic indicators. Focus on Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif and Herat City
On 14 August 2020, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled ‘Afghanistan: Key socio-economic indicators. Focus on Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif and Herat City’ Language English
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Real Life Heroes: building trust, and saving lives
Originally from Haiti, Dr. Bélizaire has been working in the humanitarian field since graduating in medicine and, in 2015, began supporting the effort to slow the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This year, WHO sent her to CAR, to set up the Organization’s COVID-19 response in the country. Dr. Bélizaire…
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Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on renewed drilling activities by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
Today’s announcement by Turkey of renewed drilling activities by the Yavuz vessel in a maritime zone which has been delineated by Cyprus and Egypt regrettably fuels further tensions and insecurity in the Eastern Mediterranean. This action runs counter and undermines efforts to resume dialogue and negotiations, and to pursue immediate de-escalation, which is the only…
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High Representative on behalf of E.U. on the announcement regarding relations between Israel and the UAE
The EU welcomes the announcement on the normalisation of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and acknowledges the constructive role played by the US in this respect.
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Virtual Concert unites Pacific with the world in battling COVID-19
The first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together concert called on regional leaders and citizens to unite in the global fight against COVID-19, the United Nations said on Saturday.