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Diseases and sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN
A mother with her children at the Liibaan Internal Displaced Person (IDP) settlement, Baidoa, Somalia.
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Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted in Sharply Escalating Conflict
As conflict spreads and intensifies in the Central African Republic (CAR), civilians are being attacked at levels not seen in years, especially in the east-central area of the country, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on April 12th.
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New UN guidelines to make international trade in plants and seeds safer
Agricultural produce ‘on the move’ in the port of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Top UN officials express 'horror' at attack on evacuees in Syria; underline that civilians must be protected
A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo.
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'Monstrous, cowardly' attack on Syrian evacuees a show of shameless disregard for human life – UN aid chief
Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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UN food relief agency 'outraged and heartbroken' by killing of three workers in South Sudan city
A displaced woman walks in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Wau town, South Sudan.
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Australia Announces Funding To Improve Nutrition In Pakistan
The Australian Government announced additional support worth one million dollars to the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Pakistan to improve nutrition, eliminate hunger and attain food security by fortifying food on Apr 13.
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Proposals for cutting food waste
Environment MEPs put forward a number of possible measures to cut the EU 88 million tonnes per year food waste by half by 2030 on Tuesday. MEPs called on the European Commission to lift existing restrictions on food donations and stressed a solution is needed for the confusion created for many consumers by the “best before” and “use by” labelling.
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WFP Launches New Emergency Operation In Yemen To Feed Millions On Brink Of Famine
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is scaling up its emergency food operations in Yemen to provide food assistance to up to 9 million people who urgently need food assistance in one of the world’s worst hunger crises on Apr 12.
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WFP, RFMF, Navy And NDMO Host Training In Suva To Boost Radio Lifelines In Emergencies
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in its role as lead of the Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), has joined with the Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to support a High Frequency Radio Communication System training course. High Frequency (HF) radio is a technology that provides backup communications capability during emergencies when other communication systems may be down.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020