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Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns

Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s...

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India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action

In India, a woman demonstrates how to use a solar dish for cooking.

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European Union supports Eswatini's hungriest with cash transfers through the World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a €1.4 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support 94,000 vulnerable Swazi households for 12 Months on August 27, 2020.

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European Union helps WFP provide lifesaving food assistance in Malawi

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a new contribution of €800,000 from the European Union (EU). This funding will help provide food assistance to the most food insecure refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi, who have been...

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