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‘Horrified’ by immense human suffering in Syria, UN relief chief urges all parties to protect civilians

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UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien (3rd left) visits the city of Homs, Syria.

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UNHCR assisting displaced families on the pacific coast of Colombia

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A young boy waits while his family is given humanitarian assistance in Lopez de Micay, Colombia.

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UNHCR delivers relief to 25,000 displaced people in South Sudan

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Bernard, 50, is blind and lives now under a mango tree in the bush some 15 km east of Maridi after fleeing ethnic violence in...

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Appealing for peace and sufficient funding, top UN relief official says world ‘must not fail’ people of Yemen

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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien, on visit to Yemen, talks with an elderly man who said his...

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