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UN’S Emergency fund releases US$30 million to avert acute hunger and malnutrition in the Sahel

Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, on May 24, released US$30 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to urgently scale-up relief efforts in West Africa’s Sahel, where an acute drought, combined with exceptionally high food...

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oPt Humanitarian Fund releases US$3.9 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs in the occupied Palestinian territory

On May 24, the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) announced the release of US$3.9 million to address urgent water, sanitation, shelter and protection needs in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Over 75 per cent of...

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Trump: We'll Know Fate of N. Korea Summit by Next Week

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. would know by next week whether he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore as scheduled.

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Tackling corruption ‘from the top down’ essential, declares UN chief, marking key global treaty

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A sign outside a hospital in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, urges patients not to bribe...

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