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COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

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A girl walks through the mud carrying her younger brother at the Khair Al-Sham IDP camp in...

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Fall out of COVID-19 severely affects food security of migrants in South America

Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to register an alarming 269 percent rise in the number of people facing severe food insecurity when compared to 2019 – the highest relative increase globally. Nearly 16 million people1 which includes 1.9...

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Germany contributes US$10 million to support smallholder farmers affected by climate change in Zambia

“Addressing multiple vulnerabilities driven by conflict, climate change and the current COVID-19 health crisis requires joined efforts,” said Mr Achim Burkart, Germany’s Ambassador to Zambia. “We hope that this funding can support WFP, the Government...

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Yemen oil tanker wreck: Time running out to avert ‘looming environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe’

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UN teams from the UNMHA mission in the crucial Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, close to where...

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