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Somalia is opening a 'new chapter of its history' declares UN political affairs chief as forum ends with renewed commitments

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Left to right: Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid, USG for Political Affairs...

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In West Africa and the Sahel, signs of democratic progress amid continued ‘devastating’ violence: UN

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Displaced persons at a food distribution site in Rann, Borno state, north-east Nigeria.

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore at High Level Political Forum side event on ending newborn deaths

These are the prepared remarks of UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the High-level Political Forum side event : Ending preventable newborn deaths through clean, functional health facilities within...

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WFP meets with Benghazi Mayor as it expands its support to conflict-hit Libya

Representatives of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have met the Mayor of Benghazi AbdelRahman el-Abbar, to discuss how best WFP and the United Nations can provide support...

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