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Soil erosion must be stopped ‘to save our future’, says UN agriculture agency

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The Tanzanian Maasai landscape has witnessed a dramatic increase in soil erosion.

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More than 6,100 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Italy in need of community and family-based care

Approximately 94 per cent of all unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children currently in Italy, 6,172 children under 18, are living in reception centres, often isolated and cut off from opportunities to build their future, said UNICEF on...

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Greener tourism: Greater collaboration needed to tackle rising emissions

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A woman selling flowers in Vietnam's tourist-laden Hanoi wears a mask to mitigate breathing...

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UNICEF issues largest-ever emergency funding appeal to reach historic numbers of children in need

UNICEF released it's US$ 4.2 billion 2020 emergency appeal to reach 59 million children with life-saving support in 64 countries across the globe on Dec 04, 2019. It is its biggest ask of donors yet, representing 3.5 times the funds requested in 2010...

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