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Thousands of Refugees in Greece Displaced by Fire

Fire destroyed much of Greece's largest refugee camp early Wednesday, displacing thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers amid a camp-wide outbreak of COVID-19.

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More than half a million children under five in Burkina Faso are acutely malnourished – UNICEF

Over 535,500 children under 5 years of age in Burkina Faso are acutely malnourished, including 156,500 suffering from severe acute malnutrition who are at imminent risk of death, UNICEF announced on September 9, 2020. The alarming findings from a...

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European Union helps WFP provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable Yemenis

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 45 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to provide vital food assistance to families in Yemen facing acute food shortages as conflict, economic collapse and now the coronavirus...

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China Launches Data Security Initiative

China’s foreign minister announced Tuesday the start of a global data security initiative, outlining principles that should be followed in areas ranging from personal information to espionage.

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