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UNHCR convenes dialogue on how to better protect children on the move

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is pleased to announce that the High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges will take place this week on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December in Geneva, Switzerland. Established nine years ago, this unique forum...

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Biodiversity essential for sustainable agriculture says IFAD report

A new report launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) confirms the important role that the world’s biodiversity plays in ensuring the future of sustainable agricultural development on Dec 07.

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Eritrea receives US$15 million IFAD grant to boost fisheries sector and nutrition

A total of 17,500 poor rural households in six regions of Eritrea will benefit from a financial agreement signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Eritrea to boost coastal and inland fisheries on Dec 06.

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WFP PDMA And FOCUS Launch Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) And School Safety Projects In Sanghar And Tharparkar

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan, in collaboration with Provincial and District Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA and DDMAs), have launched two new projects aimed at reducing the...

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