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MEPs sound alarm on anti-EU propaganda from Russia and Islamist terrorist groups

Propaganda pressure on the EU from Russia and Islamist terrorist groups is growing, MEPs warn in a resolution voted on Wednesday. It seeks to distort the truth, incite fear, provoke doubt and divide the EU. To counteract anti-EU campaigns, MEPs...

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WFP Signs Landmark Agreement To Research Nutrition In Social Protection

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan signed a landmark, three-year agreement to research and identify the most cost-effective strategies to improve the nutrition status of children between 6 and 23 months of age who are covered...

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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator In Jordan Announces The Resumption Of Life-Saving Humanitarian Assistance At The Jordanian-Syrian Borders

On Tuesday 22 November 2016, The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan announced the resumption of life-saving humanitarian assistance to an estimated 85,000 stranded Syrian at the Jordanian-Syrian borders, in partnership with the United...

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Damages to agricultural sector in storm-hit Haiti estimated at $580 million – UN agency

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In some areas of Haiti, Hurricane Matthew has wiped out crops, undermining people’s ability to feed...

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