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1 February 2017, Sulem Hire 9, carries a jerry can of water to her home four kilometers away from a borehole. Hadhawe Village, Somali regional state, Ethiopia

In Afghanistan, bakeries prepare a special type of cookie, called “Kulcha-e Nowrozi,” which is only baked for Nowruz. Other special dishes include “Haft Mewa,” a fruit salad made from seven different dried fruits, and “Samanak” made by women in a special ceremony that includes singing.

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, condemns last Thursday’s incident in which 42 people, including refugees, were killed when a boat carrying around 145 passengers - among them women and children - came under fire off Yemen’s west coast, near Al Hudaydah.

Modern threats and ancient prejudices dominated Parliament’s March 2017 plenary session. The need to ensure that our food is safe was debated as were the threats and opportunities of melting polar ice. At the same time, the inequality still facing women in the workplace was underlined and an MEP who berated women punished, while most MEPs called on Europe to step in and replace the funds the United States is withdrawing from NGOs offering abortions in developing countries.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), welcomed the second of two recent shipments carrying urgently required food assistance for Sudan and South Sudan on Mar 20.

A new study carried out by the Government of Uganda and its partners has found a new weather pattern that threatens to worsen food insecurity in the Karamoja region if no action is taken.

(left) Zakariya, 6 and Doha, 5, smile as they sit outside a UNICEF-supported home in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday 14 February 2017. Zakariya and Doha were withdrawn when they first arrived at the shelter. Now, they’re happy to interac.

Modern threats and ancient prejudices dominated Parliament’s March 2017 plenary session. The need to ensure that our food is safe was debated as were the threats and opportunities of melting polar ice. At the same time, the inequality still facing women in the workplace was underlined and an MEP who berated women punished, while most MEPs called on Europe to step in and replace the funds the United States is withdrawing from NGOs offering abortions in developing countries.

26 February, 2016 a flood-affected area near Ampangabe Village in Analamanga Region. Heavy rains during the cyclone season caused extensive flooding that destroyed or damaged homes.

On 22 February 2016, a small child stands behind a fence near a refugee transit camp for refugees and migrants in Idomeni. As border changes in the Balkan region create confusion and chaos, hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq returned to Greece.