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Kyrgyz government and WFP team up to improve food security and nutrition
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up their collaboration over the next five years and re-affirm their commitment to achieving food security for all in the country on May 03.
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UN urges the world to act now to save lives in West Africa's Sahel
A woman and her child in Takasaba, Niger.
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Over 140 million children at greater risk of illness as they miss life-saving vitamin A supplements
A girl receives a dose of vitamin A at a basic health centre in Khan Pur Baga Sher Village in Pakistan's Punjab Province.
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Militants Attack Libyan Election Commission, 12 Killed
Libyan officials say an attack on the country's electoral commission in the capital Tripoli has killed at least 12 people.
At least one of the attackers blew himself up inside while other militants stormed the building.
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Myanmar Judge Refuses to Throw Out Testimony That Reporters Were Framed
A judge in Myanmar has rejected a request to throw out the testimony of a witness who said two Reuters reporters on trial for allegedly possessing state secrets were framed by police.
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria condemns deadly suicide attacks in Mubi, North-East Nigeria
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has condemned the twin suicide attacks on 1 May in the town of Mubi, Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria, that have left dozens of people dead and scores injured in one of the deadliest attacks the town has witnessed.
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UNHCR thanks Indonesia and Malaysia for rescue and disembarkation of Rohingya refugees, calls on countries in the region to comply with maritime search and rescue obligations
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is grateful to Indonesian and Malaysian authorities for rescuing and disembarking three boats carrying a total of 140 Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar by sea in April. The refugees are safe and in generally good condition.
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Humanitarian Coordinator condemns latest violence in Bangui
The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Najat Rochdi, condemns in the strongest terms possible the new wave of violence that was witnessed in Bangui on May 1.
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Combating ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse allegations remains ‘key’ UN priority, as 54 new allegations emerge
Secretary-General António Guterres has made fighting sexual exploitation and abuse a key priority.
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Geneva Palais briefing note: 55,000 Rohingya refugee children at risk due to floods and landslides as pre-monsoon rains start in Bangladesh
Rohingya children from Myanmar play on a bamboo bridge crossing a shallow body of water at high tide in Shamlapur refugee camp, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh on 19 April 2018.
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