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Bangladesh, World Bank Cooperate to Empower Poor Mothers and Improve Child Nutrition

The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank on February 19 launched a cash benefits program for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for their participation in activities to improve their children's nutrition and...

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Coalition Forces Strike Five-Story Facility in Mosul

With the approval of the government of Iraq, Coalition forces struck an ISIS command and control headquarters and propaganda facility Feb. 17 in western Mosul, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

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At Munich Security Conference, UN chief Guterres highlights need for 'a surge in diplomacy for peace'

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Secretary-General António Guterres.

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Iraq: UN aid agencies preparing for 'all scenarios' as western Mosul military operations set to begin

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Children look over the wall on the roof of their house at clouds of smoke from oil...

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