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One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever joint UN estimates

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Awa Sonta sits on a bed at the regional hospital in Djenne District, Mopti Region. She is recovering from delivery...

UN agencies launch "learning is back", a song on return to learning in the Middle East and North Africa

Music is a powerful medium to disseminate messages to communities. Songs can be entertaining and equally educational, especially for children. This project comes as part of the UN Agencies Regional Joint Action Plan to support countries in the region...

Nationwide analysis finds Gulu, Jinja, Kasese worst affected by hunger during lockdown

Ugandans in nine urban areas were at Crisis levels of food insecurity or worse for months leading to August because of negative impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown. The worst affected of were Gulu, Jinja and Kasese where nearly one in three people...

Report Puts Turkey's EU Membership Bid in Limbo

Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union appears to be in jeopardy after the bloc's executive branch on Tuesday said it is displeased by what it called Ankara's failures to sustain democracy and fight corruption.