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Sweden provides critical assistance for WFP resilience operations in Ethiopia

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a multiyear contribution of US$10.5 million from the Government of Sweden to provide innovative solutions for building resilience of vulnerable populations in Ethiopia on Feb 19, 2018.

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Hungary: UNHCR dismayed over further border restrictions and draft law targeting NGOs working with asylum-seekers and refugees

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Afghan girls watching as someone is allowed in the transit zone in Röszke.

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Massive data gaps leave refugee, migrant and displaced children in danger and without access to basic services

Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the lives and wellbeing of millions of children on the move, warned five UN and partner agencies on February 15. In ‘A call to action:...

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Fleeing DR Congo violence, thousands take perilous lake journey to Uganda – UN

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Newly displaced Congolese refugees at the UNHCR emergency centre in Sebagoro Uganda.

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