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Unrelenting violence continues to impact children in Ituri, eastern DRC

Thousands of internally displaced people live around the church in Drodro, Ituri, DRC, using it...

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Japan supports WFP in addressing impact of locust outbreak in eastern Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sudan has welcomed a contribution of US$1.7 million from the Government of Japan to support vulnerable people whose livelihoods and food security are most at risk because of desert locust swarms that...

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European Union and WFP support Namibia's most vulnerable people affected by Covid-19

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €2million (N$40 million) from the European Union (EU), which will help WFP deliver critical food assistance to 30,000 vulnerable people in Namibia affected by COVID-19 and...

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Thousands of Muslims Gather for Pilgrimage Event in Senegal Amid Concerns of a COVID-19 Outbreak

Authorities in Senegal are hoping Tuesday's Muslim celebration of Grand Magal in the holy city of Touba will not become a spreader event for the coronavirus.

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