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Geneva Palais Briefing - UNICEF Rohingya refugee response funding

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Rohingya children and families flee to Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh....

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Contribution From China To Boost WFP Emergency Food Assistance To Vulnerable Afghans

The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$1 million contribution from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to provide urgent food and nutrition assistance to people affected by food crises in Afghanistan on Oct 16.

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EU-Funded Cash Assistance Programme Reaches 1 Million Refugees In Turkey

A groundbreaking programme to support refugees in Turkey is providing monthly cash assistance to vulnerable families at an unprecedented scale. Just a year after its launch, the European Union-funded programme is reaching 1 million refugees, most of...

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Spain Jails 2 Top Catalonian Independence Leaders

Spain's high court ordered two top Catalan separatists jailed for alleged sedition while the question of the region's independence remains unclear.

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