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Early action plus investment would avert food crises, saving billions in global food assistance spending

Chronic hunger is increasing around the world and food crises are spreading and intensifying. A new report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), World Food Assistance: Preventing Food Crises, examines these crises, asking what causes them...

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Central African Republic has one of the highest humanitarian caseload per capita in the world

The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic has deteriorated since 2017. This trend persisted during the first quarter of 2018, with massive waves of new displacements and increasing humanitarian needs.

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“Stop attacks on children”

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On 17 April 2018 in Yambio, South Sudan, Ganiko*, 12, and Jackson*, 13,, stand...

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Al-Sadr Coalition Headed to Victory in Iraqi Election

The coalition headed by fiery anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appears headed to victory in Iraq's parliamentary election.

With nearly all the ballots counted, al-Sadr's Marching Toward Reform alliance was leading in six regions,...

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