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‘The world must act now to stop this,’ UN chief Guterres says on visit to drought-hit Somalia

Women displaced by drought waiting to meet Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to Baidoa,...

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EU-Funded Cash Assistance Programme Reaches 250,000 Refugees In Turkey

The number of refugees in Turkey receiving monthly cash assistance through an innovative relief programme reached 250,000 this week. The EU-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) supports the most vulnerable refugee families in Turkey with a debit...

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Japan Provides Timely Food Support As WFP Steps Up Efforts To Prevent Famine In Yemen

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of some US$13 million from the Government of Japan to support WFP providing desperately-needed food assistance to seven million people in Yemen on Mar 07.

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Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, UN health agency reports

A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for young children.