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Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says

821 million people now hungry and over 150 million children stunted, putting hunger eradication goal at risk

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Afra, held by her mother Therese, is being checked for malnourishment at Al Sabbah Children's hospital in Juba, South Sudan.

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Russia to Hold Largest Military Exercises in Nearly 4 Decades

Russia is preparing to hold its largest military drills in almost 40 years beginning Tuesday in eastern Siberia.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the five days of military exercises will include 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 military vehicles, 1,000 planes and 80 warships.

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UNHCR dismayed as traffickers, smugglers impersonate staff in Libya amid clashes in Tripoli

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A genuine UNHCR protection officer collects information from disembarked refugees and migrants in Tripoli, Libya, in July 2018.

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Extreme Hunger Could Kill 600,000 Children in War Zones This Year

More than half a million children in conflict zones could die from extreme hunger before the end of the year, new research by Save the Children shows.

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Aid Group: More Than 100 Migrants Die Off Libya Coast

More than 100 migrants in two rubber boats died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya in early September, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

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Egyptian death sentences a ‘gross miscarriage of justice’: UN human rights chief

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Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 3 September 2018.

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Human traffickers in Libya are posing as UN staff, says Refugee Agency

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Migrants sit on mattresses laid on the floor at a detention centre, located on the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday 1 February 2017.

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Escalation of violence in Idlib could be deadly for children, UNICEF warns

A further escalation of fighting in Idlib, northwestern Syria, will put the lives of more than 1 million children at imminent risk, UNICEF said on Sep 07, 2018.

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‘Legally binding’ nuclear-test ban essential to prevent ‘catastrophic impact’ says UN chief

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Ruins of Nagasaki about 800 metres from the hypocenter in mid-October 1945.

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Breakthrough as humanitarian convoy reaches insecure areas in Wau, South Sudan

An inter-agency humanitarian convoy has reached Baggari region in South Sudan for the first time since it was cut off in June because of renewed fighting.