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UN, African Union sign new partnership framework to better respond to evolving challenges

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Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium, right) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union...

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Community Based Disaster Risk Management And School Safety Programmes Launched In Balochistan

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) - Balochistan in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan launched two new programmes aimed at reducing the risks posed by...

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Diseases and sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN

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A mother with her children at the Liibaan Internal Displaced Person (IDP) settlement, Baidoa, Somalia.

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Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted in Sharply Escalating Conflict

As conflict spreads and intensifies in the Central African Republic (CAR), civilians are being attacked at levels not seen in years, especially in the east-central area of the country, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors...

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