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UN agency stepping up operations to feed millions of hungry people in Niger

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it is boosting the delivery of aid to Niger, where up to eight million people are experiencing severe food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought that has caused crop failure and livestock...

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In Kabul, Ban urges full support for Afghan peace and development efforts

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced support for the priorities laid out by the Afghan Government to advance peace and development and called on the country’s men and women to rally around these efforts, as he opened a major international...

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Expectations Low As Donors Meet In Afghanistan

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kabul Monday for an international donors' conference that will host dozens of foreign ministers. Diplomats called the meeting Tuesday a symbolic success even before it began, just by the fact that it's...

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Parliaments can play leading role in tackling today’s crises, Ban says

The world’s elected parliamentarians can play a leading role in tackling some of today’s global crises and challenges, including unconstitutional changes of government and threats to the rule of law, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today.

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