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Good Rains Bring Some Hope For War-Torn Syrians

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Each month, WFP provides food assistance to four million people across Syria.

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IFC And WFP Collaborate To Finance Smallholder Farmers In Rwanda And Tanzania

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) are launching smallholder farmer financing programs with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve food security among vulnerable people in Rwanda and Tanzania.

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Children paying a disproportionate price as famine looms across Somalia, South Sudan, north-east Nigeria and Yemen

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Nyajak Thuok, 20, feeds her one-year-old son Pal Juneng a sachet of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in Bentiu, South Sudan.

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On Nelson Mandela Day, UN celebrates South African leader’s service to humanity

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Nelson Mandela in February 2005.

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US Applauds EU Ministers for Sanctions on 16 Syrian Officials

The United States is applauding the European Union for imposing sanctions Monday on 16 Syrian senior military officials and scientists involved in chemical weapons attacks on civilians.

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China Contributes US$5 Million To Support WFP Fight Against Famine In Yemen

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFPP) welcomed a US$5 million contribution from the Government of China which will provide one month of much-needed food assistance to more than 930,000 people suffering from hunger in Yemen.

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UN report urges accelerated efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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Children lining up for their one meal per day at a school in Bandarero, Northern Kenya.

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Venezuelans Vote Overwhelmingly to Dent President’s Legitimacy

More than seven million Venezuelans participated in an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition Sunday and 98 percent voted to delegitimize the rule of President Nicolas Maduro, according to academics monitoring the vote.

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Gunmen Open Fire on Voters in Unofficial Referendum in Venezuela

Gunmen on motorcycles fired on a group of voters in Caracas casting ballots Sunday in a non-binding referendum on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plans for a new constitution.

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State aid: Commission confirms no aid in Belgian public guarantee for nuclear risks

The European Commission has concluded that the Belgian state guarantee for nuclear operators that do not find sufficient civil liability coverage on private insurance markets does not involve state aid. It would improve compensation for potential victims without granting any advantage to operators.

In December 2016, Belgium adopted a law to improve compensation for potential victims of a nuclear incident. This law aims to ensure Belgium's compliance with the amended Paris Convention on nuclear third party liability from the moment the Convention enters into force.