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Lebanon: Support for hospitals top UN priority in the wake of deadly blast

Large swaths of Beirut were destroyed as a result of the explosion in the city's port.

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Take home rations from the United States support nutrition and learning for children amid Covid-19

Fortified rice, lentils and vegetable oil, totalling to nearly 1,500 MT, donated by the United States have been distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Nepal to school children (from Grade1-8) in rural areas...

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Republic of Korea provides vital funds to help WFP tackle impact of locust outbreak

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$ 3 million from the Republic of Korea to help address the impacts of the desert locust outbreak in East Africa. The donation will provide a much-needed boost to several WFP operations where...

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Suicide Bombing Attack on Mogadishu Restaurants Kills At least Three

Media reports say a suicide bombing attack killed at least four people, including the bomber at a Mogadishu restaurant, which is popular with security forces and government workers.

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