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World can end ‘downward humanitarian spiral’ of Afghanistan

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The World Food Programme is distributing food to vulnerable familes during the harsh winter...

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‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages

At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the conflict “shows no signs of abating.”

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Fighting child marriage in India, thanks to school and a mobile phone

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The Naubat Baja project, conceived by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is a joint...

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Time to negotiate end to ‘unwinnable’ war in Ukraine, Guterres declares

It’s time for a diplomatic solution to be found to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amidst signs of hope that progress can be made to end an “unwinnable” and “indefensible” war, said the UN chief on Tuesday.

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