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Progress against hunger, poverty hinges on empowering indigenous women – UN agriculture chief

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Huave women in Mexico carrying maize cobs.

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In strife-torn Afghanistan, people need support 'more than ever' says senior UN aid official

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War-affected Kunduz civilians in Afghanistan receive humanitarian aid.

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Republican Senator Set to Compare Trump's Treatment of Media to Stalin

A Republican U.S. senator, who is one of President Donald Trump's biggest critics, will this week deliver a speech comparing Trump's treatment of the media to the behavior of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

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Urgently Needed Cranes Reach Yemen Port

The United Nations says four mobile cranes urgently needed to unload cargo and humanitarian aid have arrived at a central seaport in hunger-wracked Yemen.

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