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In 12 months Sahel violence displaces more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso

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A displaced woman cooks food at a relative’s house in Kaya, Burkina Faso.

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for safety for civilians trapped in Idlib

With the dramatically worsening situation in Syria’s Idlib province, where close to a million people are in grave danger, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi supports calls for a cessation of hostilities and appeals for urgent action to...

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Bangladesh Needs $7.8 Billion in Additional Investment for Safer Roads

Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report.

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2.9 million people, including 1.6 million children, affected by one or more humanitarian crises in Niger, in 2020

Nearly 3 million people in Niger, more than half of whom are children, need humanitarian assistance amidst the risks posed by insecurity, malnutrition, recurrent disease epidemics, cyclical floods, droughts and displacement. UNICEF called for...

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