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IDPs in Kouango in the Central African Republic.
UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

Calls for an end to conflict in CAR as the country prepares to welcome the Pope

27 November 2015
General News

As the Central African Republic prepares for the visit of Pope Francis to Bangui this weekend, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is urging the country’s warring groups to be inspired by the visit to rebuild the nati

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Pope Francis and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. 26 November 2015.
UNEP/Adam Hodge

Pope Francis calls for strong climate agreement during visit to UN office in Nairobi

26 November 2015
During a visit to UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Pope Francis today called on world leaders to seal a strong agreement at the upcoming UN climate change conference (COP21), stating that transforming current development models is a "political and economic obligation."