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Mozambique: Children living in storm-affected areas face worsening food insecurity and nutrition crisis six months after Cyclone Idai

Nearly 1 million people, including 160,000 children under five, in northern Mozambique are facing food shortages and a nutrition crisis, with conditions expected to worsen over the coming months – UNICEF said on Sep 14, 2019. The dire situation is a...

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UN Eases Arms Embargo on Central African Republic

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to ease the arms embargo on the Central African Republic, where the government signed a peace deal with 14 armed groups.

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World Bank, UNICEF call for solid steps to address child undernutrition in Vietnam

Child undernutrition remains a significant development challenge in Vietnam, representing a staggering yet avoidable loss to the nation’s human capital and economic growth potential.

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New UNHCR evacuation of refugees from Libya to Italy, as Tripoli fighting continues

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A Somali couple and their one-year-old son ride a bus to the airport in Tripoli, Libya for an evacuation flight to Italy....

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