Iraq’s sacrifices fighting the Islamic State group have earned the country greater support in its reconstruction efforts from the international community, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said Saturday.
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Vatican pushes back about work conditions at U.N. mission
The Vatican is pushing back against whistleblower reports about problematic work conditions at its U.N. mission in New York under its former ambassador.
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Faith leaders at the United Nations: we must change our approach to refugees
“Refugee protection has been politicized…and refugees have been denigrated in our public debate.”
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Top Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penalty
Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without capital punishment and that a criminal should be given the chance to reform, a top Vatican diplomat told world leaders.
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U.N. declaration on human rights must extend to unborn, says speaker
Robert George, a professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, suggested in a Sept. 20 talk that although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights doesn’t mention this, its demand for respect for human dignity should even extend to the unborn.
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Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says
The need for universal health care coverage was a major topic at the World Health Assembly meeting.
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Bishop accuses U.N. troops of rape in the Central African Republic
“Women are selling their bodies to the Blue Helmets out of desperation,” said Bishop Juan Aguirre Munoz of Bangassou.
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Christian activists warn of slaughter of Syrian civilians in Afrin
People in and around Afrin are facing the warplanes, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons of NATO’s second-largest standing army, Turkey.
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UN speakers decry detention for vulnerable migrant, refugee children
U.N. agencies estimate more than 65 million people are currently stateless or forcibly displaced from their countries and 51 percent of them are children.
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Report shows emissions rise as climate talks enter 2nd week
Scientists say new figures show global carbon emissions will reach a record high in 2017.