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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots

image1170x530cropped (7)_0_0.jpgA young woman carries water in a camp for displaced people in Tillaberi region, Niger.

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WFP and Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office partner on research to support vulnerable families

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Kurdistan Regional Statistics Office (KRSO) signed a new agreement on research into food security, to support informed decision-making on efforts to support vulnerable families in the Kurdistan Region...

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UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport

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Beijing 2022 - Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flame in Athens, Greece.

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Nearly 850 children at immediate risk as violence continues in northeast Syria

“Intensifying violence in the city of Al Hasakah, related to the “Ghwayran” prison break attempt last Thursday, has put at serious risk the safety of nearly 850 children who are in detention. Some are as young as 12 years old. According to reports,...

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