Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF 
No mercy for Baloch nationalists 
Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief 
Talks begin to resolve disputed Lebanon-Israel maritime border 
Fighting displaces thousands in southern Afghanistan “Effective bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is an important factor for stability, security and sustainable development of the Central Asian region”
Photos: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Kazakhstan
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New Kazakh President in Tashkent to further regional ties
At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 14 April 2019 arrived in Uzbekistan on a two-day state visit.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan
Beyond ISIS: Will the Terror survive?
Political, economic, social and religious factors, as well as the media and sectarian incitement have all played a role in nurturing th ‘jihadi’ extremism and its savagery in the Arab and Muslim world
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Zalmay Khalilzad visits Tashkent
On 10th April President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Special Representative of the United States of America for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who paid an official visit to Uzbekistan.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uzbekistan
Inside the Pakistani madrasa where India said it killed hundreds of ‘terrorists’
A madrasa, or Islamic school, on a remote hilltop in northeastern Pakistan that was the target of an Indian air strike just over six weeks ago is still not ready to give up its secrets.
Photo: @TahahSSiddiqui/Twitter
Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’
Women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, describing them as “central to sustainable solutions” to challenges facing the Organization worldwide.
Photo: MINUSCA/Hervé Serefio
New World Bank boss vows to keep climate goals, evolve China relationship
Malpass has pledged to step up the lender’s anti-poverty mission
NATO AT 70: A REVIEW
Even though NATO has evolved over the years, at 70 it seems to be plagued with crisis
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25 years on from genocide against the Tutsi, UN Chief warns of ‘dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance’
In a message to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, UN chief António Guterres has warned of dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance in many parts of the world.
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Millions of Bangladeshi children at risk from climate crisis, warns UNICEF
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday in a new report.
Photo: UNICEF/Akash