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Funding From Germany Underpins WFP Cash Assistance To Conflict-Affected Iraqis

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €4.4 million (US$5.2 million) from the Government of Germany, which will provide cash-based assistance to almost a quarter of a million Iraqis for one month.

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Deepening water crisis in Yemen amid severe fuel shortages

Recent restrictions on imports of fuel to Yemen have sparked critical shortages and price hikes across the country, severely impacting access to safe water and other vital services for children including health care and sanitation. The cuts are the...

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36,000 Child Migrants in Libya in Need of Assistance – IOM and UNICEF

36,000 migrant children are in need of assistance in Libya, figures revealed on International Migrants Day show. Out of an estimated 400,000 migrants, nine per cent are children and, shockingly, more than 14,000 children are also unaccompanied.

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UN agencies scale up work in Bangladesh as Rohingya refugee crisis enters fourth month

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A young child walking through the Chonkhola camp for Rohingya refugees in Chakdhala,...

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