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UNHCR and partners seek US$504 million for Congolese refugees

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Congolese refugee Christine, 52, and her grandson Aluda, 9, sleep in the former market in Cacanda reception centre, northern Angola.

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Teens Take Gun-reform March to US House Speaker's Hometown

Dozens of high school students in Wisconsin have a message for U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and they are going to his hometown to deliver it.

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UN renews push for political solution as Yemen marks three years of all-out conflict

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The Yemeni city of Sa’ada has been heavily hit by airstrikes since conflict in the country. Here, aid officials stand amid the rubble of a market in the old city of Sa’ada.

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Improving mountain trails can unlock rural livelihood opportunities, WFP study shows

Improving roads and trails in mountainous regions of Nepal can improve food security and nutrition for remote rural communities, according to recent WFP research carried out in partnership with national and international experts.

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World cannot take water for granted, say UN officials at launch of global decade for action

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A woman in rural India carries containers of water to her home. Women in developing countries have to spend a lot of time fetching water due to lack of infrastructure. The decade for action on water aims to address this and other problems.

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Food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies

124 million people in 51 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity, warns a new report.

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Children in a refugee camp in Iraq.

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Japan provides WFP with US$2.5 million to fight malnutrition in Chad's Sahel

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up nutrition support for 65,000 people in Chad’s fragile Sahel region, thanks to a US$2.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan.

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Syrian Rebels Evacuating Part of Eastern Ghouta

More than 1,500 Syrian rebel fighters and their families are evacuating a town in the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta as the army moves closer to recapturing the entire capital.

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US Announces $1 Billion in Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

The State Department approved nearly $1 billion in new arms sales for Saudi Arabia as the kingdom's crown prince continued his American tour.

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UNHCR Ambassador Cate Blanchett warns of “a race against time” to protect Rohingya refugees from upcoming monsoon rains

Blanchett calls for increased international support for Rohingya refugees and host communities

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, on March 21, the warned of a “race against time” to protect Rohingya refugees from the worst impacts of the upcoming monsoon season in Bangladesh.

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