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El Niño is over but its impact on children is set to worsen as disease, malnutrition continue to spread

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A child is being treated for severe acture malnutrition in Angola which has been hard hit by the recurrent...

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As global per-capita fish consumption hits all-time high, UN warns on overharvesting

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Kenyan fishermen on Lake Victoria use special nets to conserve dwindling fish stock.

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In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) addresses a joint press conference with Wang Yi, Minister for...

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Iraq: Teacher union outrage at bombing

The Iraqi Teachers’ Union has firmly condemned the latest terrorist attack perpetrated by Daesh in Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad, leaving, according to latest official reports, 200 people dead and 225 others severely injured.

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