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Migrant deaths along US-Mexico border remain high despite drop in crossings – UN agency

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Irregular migrants atop freight train, ‘La Bestia,’ which takes them through Mexico towards the United...

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Without urgent funding, Burundi risks becoming a ‘forgotten crisis’ – UN refugee agency

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Burundian refugees collect water at Lusenda camp, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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First-Ever Regional Training Of Pacific Food Security Cluster Coordinators Concludes In Fiji

Humanitarian responders from six Pacific Island nations came together this week to improve how they prepare for and respond to natural disasters, fine-tuning their leadership and coordination skills. A two-and-a-half-day emergency simulation helped...

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WFP And Partners Work To Build Emergency Logistics Response Capacity In Pakistan

Pakistan’s leading emergency logistics experts gathered in Islamabad 15-20 January for the nation’s first National Logistics Response Team (LRT) Training, jointly organized by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Global Logistics...

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