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A mother holds her malnourished child in Dollow, Somalia.

France brought together international donors Tuesday for a conference focused on helping Ukraine cope with Russian attacks on the country’s infrastructure.

More than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed as a result of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF – an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. As these are only the UN-verified incidents, the true toll of this conflict is likely to be far higher.

The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa is projected to reach an all-time high of 48 million people (including 9 million children) next year if urgent and long-lasting solutions to address this crisis are not delivered soon. The latest Cadre Harmonisé food security analysis shows that over 35 million people (including 6.7 million children) in the region - approximately 8 percent of the assessed population - are currently unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it planned to carry out inspections Monday at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after two days of shelling in the area renewed concerns about the potential disaster at the site.

Britain and France have joined forces to curb the tide of migrants crossing the English Channel into England.

Under the new agreement, Britain is set to pay France $75 million to strengthen security that would prevent migrants and asylum seekers from navigating small vessels from France across the dangerous waterway.

Turkey's interior minister said Monday that authorities have arrested 22 people in connection with the explosion Sunday at a popular Istanbul shopping center, according to Anadolu, a Turkish state-run news agency. One of those arrested is believed to be the person who left the bomb at the center.

Women and children wait at a food distribution site in Adimehamedey in Tigray, Ethiopia.

Journalists work on a rooftop in Kyiv, Ukraine.

People exhibiting cholera symptoms receive treatment at the Centres Gheskio in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.