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In Ukraine, UN chief Guterres urges full respect for ceasefire

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Secretary-General António Guterres (left), alongside Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Statement From World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley On Life-Saving U.S. Donation To Fight Famines

I am most grateful for the strong support to fight famine that President Trump and the American people have just given the World Food Programme. And we are deeply thankful for the leadership of Chancellor Merkel as the G-20 host for putting Africa and the looming famines on the world’s agenda.

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Five years into South Sudan's independence, children denied childhoods – UNICEF

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Children bathe in a lake formed by excavation pits in Bentiu, South Sudan. Nationwide, only 41 per cent of children have access to safe, clean water.

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Japan supports WFP’s resilience building activities for Niger’s poorest populations

The World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger welcomes a US$5.3 million contribution from the Government of Japan that underscores its ongoing commitment to help lift the most vulnerable Nigeriens out of poverty in a long-term, sustainable way.

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UN conference adopts treaty banning nuclear weapons

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The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the Genbaku Dome - at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

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DR Congo’s economy loses over $1 billion to child undernutrition, finds UN-backed study

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A baby has the circumference of the middle of the upper left arm measured for signs of malnutrition. The red (12cm)area is severe malnutrition, the yellow (13cm) is moderate malnutrition and the green (14cm) is good.

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Mastercard And The World Food Programme Announce 100 Million Meals Commitment

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At UN, panel probing chemical weapons use in Syria urges independence

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Edmond Mulet, Head of the Security Council Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria.

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In Myanmar, UN refugee chief calls for solutions to displacement and exclusion

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Children walk on a path between shelters at a camp for displaced people in Rakhine State, Myanmar, Thursday 6 April 2017. Most of the the displaced people are women and children.

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Funding shortfalls threaten education for children living in conflict and disaster zones

UNICEF has received only 12 per cent of the funds it needs this year to send children affected by emergencies to school

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A girl smiles as she attends a class at the School of Peace at the Kousseri internally displaced peoples site in the Lake Region, Chad.