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As Yemen Food Crisis Deteriorates, UN Agencies Appeal For Urgent Assistance To Avert A Catastrophe

Joint assessment finds that conflict has left more than two-thirds of people in Yemen struggling to feed themselves

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Joint UN assessment has found that more than seven million people in Yemen are in need of emergency food assistance.

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Fighting reaches 'worrying proportions' in South Sudan's north-east – UN mission

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Over 9,000 displaced people seeking a safe place to stay have moved into the church compound in Wau, South Sudan.

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WFP Provides Critical Support To Households Hit By Windstorm And Flooding

Up to 10, 000 people across the Gambia are set to receive cash assistance from the UN World Food Programme (WFP), enabling them to buy food and meet their immediate needs.

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Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017

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In the photo: Ahmed, 3 years old, receives treatment for moderate acute malnutrition in a hospital in Hajjah, Yemen.

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Libyans must make 2017 the ‘year of decisions,’ UN envoy tells Security Council

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Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler briefs the Security Council.

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EU-Russia relations: a key strategic challenge

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Meeting on Russia featuring (middle) Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze

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Eastern Ukraine: UNHCR speeds up assistance after spike in fighting

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Displaced residents talk to UNHCR staff in the front line village of Luhanske, in eastern Ukraine.

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UNHCR campaign spreads awareness about dangers of Yemen sea crossings

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on February 7, launched a major campaign to spread awareness about the dangers of crossing the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea from Africa to war-stricken Yemen and highlighting the horrendous conditions and rising risks in Yemen.

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Groundbreaking Study On Cost Of Hunger Kicks Off In Mali

A groundbreaking study of the impact of child undernutrition on Mali’s economy has launched in Mali. The latest in a series known as the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) surveys, it will examine the effects of child undernutrition on health, education and national productivity in the country. It is being made possible by the generous support of the Government of Canada.

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Ideals and values that inspired creation of International Criminal Court still hold true – UN adviser

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Permanent headquarters of the International Criminal Court at The Hague.