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UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'

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Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming...

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice

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Kornelia Shikukumwa, Nupoor Sanjiv and Anuujin Amarjagal (from left to right) ,...

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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season in The Gambia, but she is happy joining her co-workers at a sanitary pad production centre, where she takes pride in making products that help...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine

Counterfeit drugs at a market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.