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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries

Afra, held by her mother Therese, is being checked for malnourishment at Al Sabbah Children's hospital in Juba, South...

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Displaced and stateless women and girls face heightened risk of violence amid coronavirus pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to take lives and change communities around the world, the virus is also creating massive protection risks for women and girls forced to flee their homes, a top official at the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, stressing...

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As COVID-19 pandemic continues, forcibly displaced children need more support than ever

“Millions of children around the world have been driven from their homes and across borders by conflict, violence and other forms of harm – including 12.7 million refugees and 1.1 million asylum seekers.

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Director of Wuhan Laboratory Dismisses Claims COVID-19 Originated There

In line with Chinese government and Communist Party officials, the director of Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory has aggressively dismissed claims that it could be the source of the coronavirus outbreak, calling it "impossible" and labeling them as...

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