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240,000 People in Cities Across Uzbekistan to Benefit from Improved Heating and Hot Water Services

Over 240,000 residents in five cities across Uzbekistan are to benefit from improved efficiency and quality of heating and hot water services, thanks to the District Heating Energy Efficiency Project approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive...

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Restive eastern DR Congo home to one of world’s worst displacement crises for children – UNICEF

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Children at a displacement camp in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Time to stop ‘managing’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict, show leadership to resolve it – Security Council told

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On large screen: Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the Security...

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World Food Programme Honours UPS With Hunger Hero Award

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From left: David Abney, Chairman and CEO of UPS and David Beasley, Executive Director of World Food Programme, at Davos.

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