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Nations at War: Centenary Commemorations 2016

08/25/2016

Known as the Great War, and later First World War (1914-18), it was fought in many different lands by armies from many nations. It was one in which the Central Powers (Germany, and Austria-Hungary, joined later by Turkey and Bulgaria) were defeated by an alliance of Britain and its dominions, France, Russia, and others, joined later by Italy and the United States. Political tensions over the rise of the German Empire were the war’s principal cause, although it was…

ON WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY, JOINT UN AND OIC VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN KICKS OFF

08/19/2016

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Kabul, 19 August 2016 – At the start of a three-day visit to Afghanistan, high-level officials from the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation today commemorated World Humanitarian Day in Kabul urging increased international partnerships to address the root causes of humanitarian needs, reduce communities’ vulnerability to disasters and raise awareness of Afghanistan’s protracted humanitarian crisis. Civilians in Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of a conflict which has grown in intensity and geographic scope, affecting the…