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Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts

A WHO official vaccinates a child against cholera during an OCV campaign in Borno state,...

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UNICEF unmasks supervillain in new global comic contest

UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations are calling on children and young people to defeat the ultimate supervillain – Silence – to help end violence in and around schools.

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Republic of Korea supports displaced families through cash assistance in Iraq

A contribution of US$1.5 million from the Republic of Korea will enable the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide cash assistance to some 68,000 vulnerable displaced Iraqis through electronic cash cards and mobile money transfers.

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School meals in Sudan get a nutritious boost from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that will become part of the daily school meals enjoyed by thousands of vulnerable children in South Kordofan State in Sudan.

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