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UN human rights experts call for global treaty to regulate dangerous pesticides

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Tropical smallholder farmers do not always use protective gear while handling pesticides.

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National polio immunization campaign reaches five million children in Yemen as conflict intensifies

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A girl is administered a dose of oral poliovirus vaccine in Sana’a, Yemen, Monday 9 November 2015...

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Empowerment Of Rural Women Is Fundamental For Achieving 2030 Agenda

Leaders from the three UN Rome-based agencies marked International Women’s Day by reinforcing their commitments to step up efforts to invest in the capacities of rural women as key agents of change in building a world without hunger on Mar 08.

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Sweden contributes $80 million to UNICEF’s work in 2017

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Women wait with their children to be examined and given supplementary food if needed in a mobile clinic run by UNICEF during a Rapid...

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