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Life-saving support urgently needed in Greater Unity region

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On 17 February 2017 in Juba, Hellen Maneno holds her baby Emmanuel Laki, a child with severe malnutrition, at the malnutrition ward in Al Shabbab hospital in Juba, South Sudan.

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'Time lost means lives lost,' warns UN aid chief, releasing funds to tackle drought in Ethiopia

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In February 2016, villagers gather at the Ula Arba water point, in Ziway Dugda Woreda, Arsi zone Oromia region, Ethiopia.

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Yemen’s Brutal Conflict Pushing One Million Displaced to Return to Danger (Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release)

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As fighting spreads in Yemen in February 2017, a recently displaced family receives UNHCR assistance, a tent to live in, in the coastal governate of Al Hudaydah. Some 34,000 people fled their homes in Al Mokha and Dhubab districts as the conflict intensified.

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Nearly 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen – UNICEF

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On 5 February, a woman plays with her 2-year-old son, Kuot Kune, at the UNICEF-supported Al-Shabbah Children’s Hospital, where Kuot is being treated for severe acute malnutrition, in Juba, the capital.

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At least 65,000 children released from armed forces and groups over the last 10 years, UNICEF

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On 27 May, a soldier with an AK-47 rifle slung over his right shoulder stands near children just released from armed groups, in Bangui, the capital.

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Famine declared in region of South Sudan – UN

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Displaced women and children under a hot sun in South Sudan's Maban County, where food shortages are causing tension.

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Severe food shortages hit Africa’s refugees hard, UNHCR and WFP warn

The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are very concerned that critical shortages in food assistance are affecting some 2 million refugees in 10 countries across Africa.

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Attack in Somali capital a reminder of extremists' indifference towards human life – UN envoy

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Billboards displaying a variety of advertisements along a street in Mogadishu, capital of the Horn of Africa nation Somalia.

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OSCE supports training course for border guard instructors in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-supported five-day training course on presentation skills for instructors of the National Security Committee’s Border Guard Service and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) concluded on 17 February 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Researchers Navigating Ways to Avoid Aircraft Icing

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BRUNSWICK, Maine - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 lands in snow during Exercise Frigid Condor near Brunswick, Maine, Jan. 22, 2017. HMH-464 conducted the exercise to increase the squadron’s operational readiness in extreme conditions. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is investigating ways to potentially detect supercooled liquid clouds from the air, which can cause hazardous icing conditions for aircraft.