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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Niger has expressed its gratitude to the people of Europe for contributions of more than €11.5 million in 2016, made by the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Unit (ECHO). These funds enabled WFP to provide food assistance to the most vulnerable families in the country.

Measuring the amount of activity in each municipality viaTwitter data to understand better daily routines of population (e.g sleeping patterns) and determine shocks such as sudden natural disasters or overall unemployment.

The consequences of malnutrition – including lost labourers, healthcare expenses and lower productivity – cost Pakistan US$7.6 billion, or 3 percent of GDP, every year, according to a new report launched by the Pakistan Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Secretariat at the Ministry of Planning Development & Reform, in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

Migrants detained behind bars at a detention centre in Libya. When the photo was taken on 31 January 2017, the population consisted of 27 women (4 of whom were pregnant), one 11-month old child, a 4-year-old, and 1,352 males - of which 250 were under 16.

Two children carry water in Leer, Unity State in South Sudan, parts of which have been declared as famine-affected.

Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed addresses the Operational Activities for Development Segment of ECOSOC.

Montenegro is the most advanced EU accession candidate country, which in 2016 had to face Russian attempts to discredit its achievements, noted Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs on Tuesday. They also reviewed last year’s reform efforts in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, urging the future government to step up the pace of reform and stay on the EU track.

Ukrainian citizens will be able to travel to the EU visa free under an informal deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday. Once the change enters into force, and provided they have biometric passports, they will be able to enter the EU for up to 90 days in any 180-day-period for business, tourist or family purposes.

A family fleeing violence in western Mosul receives much-needed food assistance upon arriving in Hamam Al Alil, a town south of Mosul.

Contributing a total of €6 million, the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGDC) has helped the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provide crucial air transport services for the humanitarian community across Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Yemen in 2016 and will continue to support services through 2017.