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One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic

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Children play outside a metal polishing workshop in a slum in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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France Probes Muslim Organizations Following Beheading of Teacher

France's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into a wide range of hate speech following the beheading of a history teacher last week.

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US, Russia Signal Willingness to Extend Nuclear Arms Pact

The U.S. and Russia signaled their willingness Tuesday to reach a new deal on nuclear arms control by working toward a freeze on warhead arsenals for a year past the February expiration of the current weapons pact.

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European Union supports WFP’s cash assistance to people affected by drought and COVID-19 in Lesotho

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes the European Union’s (EU) contribution of €2.8 million (M55.5 million) to provide much needed relief assistance to the most vulnerable people in Lesotho affected by three consecutive years of drought and the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Humanitarian access critical if lives to be saved as conflict rages is central Sahel

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that unless humanitarian access is urgently granted to organizations like the WFP, catastrophic levels of hunger could hit hard in parts of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on October 19, 2020. The stark warning comes ahead of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on the Central Sahel in Copenhagen on 20 October 2020.

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Twelve migrants dead, others missing off the coast of Djibouti: IOM

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Staff from the IOM’s Obock response centre and local officials respond to assist migrants in distress off the coast of Djibouti.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan Exchanging Accusations of Violating Humanitarian Truce

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other Sunday of violating a new humanitarian cease-fire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, just hours after it took effect.

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Thai Protesters Defy Ban on Large Gatherings

Thousands of demonstrators continued to protest Thailand’s prime minister in Bangkok Sunday, defying a ban on gatherings of more than four people.

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Lao PDR: Poverty Continues to Decline but Progress under Threat

Lao PDR has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past 25 years, with the proportion of the population living in poverty falling by more than half, from 46 percent in 1993 to 18 percent in 2019. The finding comes from two reports just released by the Lao Statistics Bureau and the World Bank. But the good news comes with a caveat: some of the gains made against poverty could be erased by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Lao economy.

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UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end, as part of efforts to prepare for eventual COVID-19 vaccinations

Initial preparatory work – in partnership with Gavi and WHO – will include purchasing boxes for the safe disposal of syringes and mapping out cold chain equipment to ensure delivery of effective vaccines

As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment.