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As Syrian crisis deepens, UNHCR and neighbouring states press for greater international assistance

4 September 2013
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High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres with ministers from Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan at the start of today's meeting in Geneva.

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Situation remains dire for children in Syria: Special Representative

7 August 2013
General News

The situation remains dire for children in Syria and the surrounding countries, says Leila Zerrougi, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
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Senior UN officials urge restraint, dialogue to defuse tensions fuelling protests in Turkey

18 June 2013
Urging “maximum restraint” amid widespread anti-Government protests in Turkey, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Navi Pillay, the world body’s human rights chief, called today for constructive dialogue to defuse tensions in the country.
Cécile Pouilly, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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UN rights office calls on Turkish government to ensure freedom of assembly

4 June 2013
The United Nations human rights office urged the Government of Turkey to guarantee that its citizens have the right to assemble freely and in a peaceful manner, following days of violent clashes between protestors and police.
The Security Council.
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Security Council strongly condemns deadly attacks near Turkish-Syrian border

13 May 2013
The United Nations Security Council today condemned ‘in the strongest terms’ the car bombs that killed at least 46 people and injured dozens of others near a Syrian refugee base in the southeastern town of Reyhanli, in Turkey's Hatay province.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Ban strongly condemns deadly car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey

11 May 2013
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned “in the strongest terms” the car bomb attack that reportedly killed 40 people today in the town of Reyhanli, in Turkey's Hatay province.
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Measles outbreak affects Syrian refugees in host countries

1 May 2013
General News

An outbreak of measles is responsible for a stepped up vaccination campaign among Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, as well as in Syria itself.

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Marcus Miller (right), the UNESCO Artist for Peace, performs before in the General Assembly at the Concert in honor of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on 22 March 2013.
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World celebrates second International Jazz Day

30 April 2013
Interviews

The Second International Jazz Day is being commemorated on April 30th 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Syria refugees shop with the WFP food vouchers they received in Turkey.
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Turkish law on protection of foreigners wins UN praise

12 April 2013
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed a new Turkish law on foreigners as an important advancement for international protection and pledged continued backing to the authorities as they implement it.
A wide view of Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Turkey: Ban welcomes call for ceasefire and withdrawal by Kurdish armed group

22 March 2013
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the call by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an armed group operating out of northern Iraq, for a cease-fire and withdrawal of its forces from Turkish territory.