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Trump, Erdogan Avoid Discord Over Kurds in White House Talks

After meetings Tuesday at the White House, President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, praised the strength of the two countries' relations, while at the same time sidestepping their differences over strategies for confronting Islamic State extremists in northern Syria.

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South Sudan: UN, partners seek $1.4 billion for 'world's fastest growing refugee crisis'

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Waving their forms, recently arrived South Sudanese refugees demand to be registered at Imvepi reception centre in Arua district in Northern Uganda.

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China Contributes US$5 Million To WFP To Support Refugees In Kenya

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$5 million contribution from the Government of China to support 420,000 refugees living in camps in northern Kenya on May 16.

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United States Provides Crucial Support For People Living With HIV/AIDS In Southern Africa

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$13.4 million contribution from the United States government to support people living with HIV, AIDS and TB in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

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At least one in four children live in poverty in the Middle East and North Africa

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Mustafa, 6, works with his father in an industrial area in Baghdad on 22 April, 2016.

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Spreading violence in Central African Republic sets off 'loud alarm bells' – UN human rights chief

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Peacekeepers with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on patrol in Bambari.

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Over US$1.4 billion needed for South Sudan refugees in 2017

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Children are being screened for malnutrition at a health center in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani District of Northern Uganda 3 May 2017.

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China Donates US$ 5 Million To WFP’s Emergency Response In Northeast Nigeria

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US $5 million contribution from the Government of China to provide desperately-needed food assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Northeast Nigeria, where the threat of famine is real and growing on May 12.

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A strong moral compass: how faith-based organizations can tackle online sexual exploitation of children

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10 March 2016.In Metro Manila, for a few pesos children can have as much as 3 minutes of unsupervised internet connectivity. Internet cafes provide private chat rooms which facilitate live streaming of child sexual abuse.

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Attack on Yemeni city could overwhelm humanitarian capacity, warns UN migration agency

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A man and his sons travel to collect water underneath the Hajjah Road Bridge, in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, which was damaged in an airstrike in mid-2016.