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Russia supports WFP development and resilience efforts in Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$8 million from the Russian Federation to improve the food security and nutrition situation of 100,000 vulnerable smallholder farmers across the Kyrgyz Republic.

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With boundaries blurring between crime and terror, international cooperation’s vital, UN highlights

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Ammunition for small arms and other unexploded ordnance, stored at a secure location in Mali, prior to their...

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River convoy reaches isolated areas in Ulang, South Sudan, saving millions of dollars on costly airdrops

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has, for the first time since civil war broke out in South Sudan at the end of 2013, managed to send boats carrying humanitarian food assistance up the Sobat river, a major tributary of the White Nile.

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UK announces broad support for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh welcomes a new contribution of US $22.25 million from the United Kingdom to support the Rohingya refugee response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

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