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Brazil: Teresina to promote social inclusion and access to water and sanitation in vulnerable Lagoas do Norte region

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank approved Wednesday an additional loan of US$88 million to the Municipality of Teresina, Piauí State capital, in Northeast Brazil. The Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life...

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‘Everyone is losing’ in the Syrian conflict, UN relief chief tells Security Council

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From 21-24 February 2016, UNRWA distributed 19,160 thermal blankets to approximately 5,700...

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At 50, UN development programme revamps itself to tackle new sustainability goals

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A woman at her family’s tomato farm in Tartous, Syria, in 2014. The farm is one of the businesses...

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UNHCR calls on Nigeria to heed wishes of internally displaced

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UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk talks to displaced Nigerian children in Malkohi host community, Yola...

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