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Republic of Korea provides rice and funds for refugees and Ugandans threatened by locusts

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed 5,000 metric tons of rice and US$300,000 in cash from the Republic of Korea to provide much-needed relief assistance to 781,000 people including refugees and Ugandans threatened by locusts on...

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Spain and 11 of its regions step up support to Sahrawi refugees facing COVID-19 in Algeria

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and 11 Spanish regions have increased their contributions this year to EUR 1.9 million to provide critical humanitarian assistance to Sahrawi refugees in Algeria during the Covid-19...

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Fighting drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

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The UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal (centre background) joins a patrol on...

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Uncertain future for migrant workers, in a post-pandemic world

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Burmese migrant worker in Bangkok, Thailand.

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