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In Video Testimony, Ex-Myanmar Soldiers Confess to Atrocities Against Rohingya Muslims

Two news outlets say two Myanmar soldiers have recounted gruesome details of the 2017 military campaign against Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine state that the United Nations has categorized as genocide.

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Kenya Secures the First Horn of Africa Initiative Project to Boost Regional Integration and National Development

The World Bank Board of Directors approved $750 million in International Development Association (IDA)* financing to improve the movement of people and goods, digital connectivity and access to social services for over 3.2 million people living in the...

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PHILIPPINES: Vibrant Agriculture is Key to Faster Recovery and Poverty Reduction

Transforming Philippine agriculture into a dynamic, high-growth sector is essential for the country to speed up recovery, poverty reduction and inclusive growth, according to the latest report released by the World Bank.

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COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

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A child and his mother while waiting to receive medical care in a health facility supported by UNICEF in Tachira, Venezuela...

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