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Yemen humanitarian pause ‘a lifeline’ for civilians trapped by fighting – top UN relief official

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The MV Amsterdam berthed at Hudaydah port, Yemen, with fuel for the World Food Programme (WFP).

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South Sudan: heavy fighting and reported ‘atrocities’ in northeast force UN to evacuate staff

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Internally displaced persons in Unity State, South Sudan.

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“Today it’s young people’s turn to talk”

It just before the heads of state and government of the world’s leading industrialised nations meet in Schloss Elmau in Bavaria, 54 girls and boys aged 14 to 18 from the G7 states, some EU Member States and a number of developing countries are at the...

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Yemen conflict is taking 'dreadful toll' on civilians: UN top relief official

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Children and livestock shelter in a northern Yemen camp after being displaced by fighting.

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