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Spain’s Donation To Western Sahara Refugees Supports WFP At A Critical Time
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a donation from the Government of Spain to help provide the basic food needs of Western Sahara refugees living in Algeria.
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US elections: “We are not very sure what exactly Trump’s foreign policy agenda is”
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will undoubtedly affect the country’s relations with the EU. Not only could it have an impact on the ongoing negotiations for free-trade agreement TTIP, there could also be repercussions for the other pillar of Euro-American cooperation, Nato. We talked to German EPP member David McAllister, chair of Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States, what Europe can expect from a Trump presidency.
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Iraq: Fostering reconciliation should complement military victories against ISIL, Security Council told
IOM distributes non-food items in Saydawah near Mosul, Iraq, to displaced families.
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Le Grip: "Women refugees run the risk of being trafficked and sexually exploited"
Constance Le Grip
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World Food Programme And Dawood Foundation Launch Nutrition Awareness Campaign In Tharparkar
Karachi: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan, in collaboration with The Dawood Foundation (TDF), has launched a fresh effort to change the way people approach nutrition in the impoverished district of Tharparkar, in Sindh province.
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UNICEF statement on grave risks to children in Rakhine State, Myanmar
“Worsening inter-communal conflict in Rakhine State, Myanmar is taking a terrible toll on children -- especially those living in the northern part of the state, where thousands of children have been cut off from humanitarian assistance in recent weeks.
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ISIL forces civilians towards Mosul airport; UN rights office probes reports of mass graves
A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, wait by the roadside at an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah.
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Over-generalized approach could expose peace operations to greater risk, warns UN deputy chief
General view of the Security Council meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, and peace operations facing asymmetrical threats.
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World Food Programme And Republic Of Korea Provide New Community Buildings
The Government of Tanzania and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) joined a ceremony to mark the completion of 15 new community buildings in central Tanzania’s Dodoma region on Nov 03. Funded by the Republic of Korea, the new buildings were constructed by local builders as part of the Saemaul Zero Hunger Communities (SZHC) project in three villages in Chamwino district. Saemaul means ‘New Village’ in Korean.
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UN rights experts urge DR Congo to lift 'unjustified' ban on protests
Demonstrators at the Echangeur de Limete, Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020