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Future for women – freedom

On International Women’s Day Gynel Moyo imagines a girl being the next Marie Curie instead of being a victim of slavery

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Girls from a former slave community at an Anti-Slavery International school in Niger

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Invite a family to your table: WFP’s ShareTheMeal app links monthly givers to the families they support

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ShareTheMeal will enable monthly givers to follow their donation and see how it is helping families in need through The Table, a new feature within the app, which connects members with the family they are supporting.

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British PM Promises 'Appropriate' Response to Poisoning of Former Russian Agent

British Prime Minister Theresa May is promising an "appropriate" response if it is discovered that Russia is responsible for poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter.

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Florida Lawmakers Pass Gun Control Measure, But Governor’s Response Uncertain

Florida lawmakers on Wednesday passed new gun legislation despite the National Rifle Association lobbying against it, displaying the effect of the recent Parkland school shooting on lawmakers’ attitudes toward gun control.

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Brexit: Parliament to set out its vision for future EU-UK relations

Parliament’s political leadership has endorsed a draft resolution laying out a possible framework for future EU-UK relations after Brexit.

An association agreement between the EU and the UK could provide an appropriate framework for the future relationship, says a draft resolution endorsed by the Conference of Presidents (EP President and political group leaders). This relationship could be based on four pillars: trade and economic relations, foreign policy, internal security and thematic cooperation, for example on cross-border research and innovation projects. MEPs insist that it should include a consistent governance framework, with a robust dispute resolution mechanism.

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Funding of European political parties: revised rules get Council approval

On 7 March 2018, EU ambassadors endorsed an agreement reached with the European Parliament on a targeted revision of the rules for the funding of European political parties. This paves the way for the final adoption of the new rules by the Council, once the deal has been voted in the Parliament.

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International Women’s Day: The ‘time is now’ to transform global push for women’s rights into action – UN

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Women in Brazil march for women's rights.

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Funding urgently needed to support hungry refugees in Ethiopia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, are appealing for US$80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia.

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Government of Germany contributes €50 million towards strengthening resilience in southern Somalia

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has committed €50 million for a joint United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF programme to tackle women and children’s nutrition in nine districts in Banadir and six districts in Gedo region in the south of Somalia.

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UNICEF report: Over half a billion ‘uncounted’ children live in countries unable to measure SDG progress

Latest data on development progress for children shows over half a billion more live in countries where the SDGs are quickly falling out of reach.

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A child carried by a mother attending a clinic where basic health care services are provided to infants and children in the Chibolele area, Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, 23 November 2016.