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Security Council must seize 'golden opportunity' for stability in Great Lakes region: UN envoy

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Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being supported by the United Nations to...

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Can we feed the world and ensure no one goes hungry?

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A World Food Programme food distribution point in Dhubab, Yemen.

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Northeast Nigeria: More children cleared of ties with armed groups and released from administrative custody

Twenty-three boys and two girls were released on Oct 03, 2019 from Nigerian Army administrative custody after being cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. This brings the number of children released this year to 44.

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'Tenacious' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize

A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency’s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.

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