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Nearly 175,000 Somalis Displaced by Deadly Flash Flooding as Heavy Rains Continue

Somali families displaced by drought and near-famine conditions last year are now on the move again, with catastrophic flash flooding forcing nearly 175,000 people out of their homes, leaving them more vulnerable to malnutrition and diseases such as...

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Children must not be detained for immigration purposes, Parliament says

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Europe is home to an estimated 5.4 million migrant children

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Women journalists in Afghanistan defiant in the face of violence

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Inside an Afghan radio studio, where women’s voices call for democracy and human rights.

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Kyrgyz government and WFP team up to improve food security and nutrition

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up their collaboration over the next five years and re-affirm their commitment to achieving food security for...

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