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Global humanitarian appeal for 2017 requires record $22.2 billion in funding – UN

Thousands of internally displaced people gather at Emmanuel Church Compound in Yei, South Sudan.

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Urgent Funding Needed To Reverse New Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Kenya

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to make new cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya amid a severe funding shortage, as the agency is rapidly running out of resources to feed the 434,000 refugees living in Kenya’s...

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Swiss Support To WFP In DPR Korea Reaches Record High In 2016

In 2016, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed record level contributions from Switzerland - totaling more than US$8 million - to reach children and women with nutrition assistance in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)....

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Security Council fails to adopt resolution calling for ceasefire in Aleppo

Security Council votes on resolution calling for a seven-day ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria.