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More than 150 children estimated to have died taking Central Mediterranean migration route this year - UNICEF

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A boy who is an unaccompanied minor looks across the beach in Trabia, Italy, on May 14, 2016.

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EU priorities for 2017: what Parliament has achieved so far

The European Union is focussing this year on delivering results in areas that matter to all Europeans. EU institutions have agreed on a set of priorities ranging from boosting e-commerce to protecting the environment and strengthening borders. Four months into the year, check out which major legislative proposals MEPs have already approved.

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United States Funding Helps WFP Provide Vital Nutrition Support In Mozambique

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes an additional US$2.7 million contribution from the United States to support pregnant and nursing women, and people living with HIV (PLHIV) or TB on anti-retroviral treatment. The funding will be used to buy, transport and distribute fortified blended food for the treatment of malnutrition among these vulnerable groups, whose situation has been made worse by the recent drought.

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UN, African Union sign new partnership framework to better respond to evolving challenges

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Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium, right) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, address the press following the signing of a Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhancing Partnerships on Peace and Security.

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Community Based Disaster Risk Management And School Safety Programmes Launched In Balochistan

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) - Balochistan in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan launched two new programmes aimed at reducing the risks posed by natural disasters in Balochistan – Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and School Safety programmes.

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Diseases and sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN

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A mother with her children at the Liibaan Internal Displaced Person (IDP) settlement, Baidoa, Somalia.

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Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted in Sharply Escalating Conflict

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams witness summary executions and other tactics to terrorize civilians

As conflict spreads and intensifies in the Central African Republic (CAR), civilians are being attacked at levels not seen in years, especially in the east-central area of the country, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on April 12th.

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New UN guidelines to make international trade in plants and seeds safer

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Agricultural produce ‘on the move’ in the port of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Top UN officials express 'horror' at attack on evacuees in Syria; underline that civilians must be protected

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A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo.

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'Monstrous, cowardly' attack on Syrian evacuees a show of shameless disregard for human life – UN aid chief

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Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.