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New funding will allow countries to secure sustainable vaccine supplies and reach children more quickly - UNICEF

A child is being vaccinated against polio and given vitamin A supplement in the village of Bako, in the North...

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Kuwait Supports WFP Food Assistance To Syrians In Urgent Need

The Government of Kuwait has announced a US$5 million contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for food assistance to the most vulnerable Syrians affected by the unabating conflict.

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Japan Supports Orphans And Vulnerable Children In Swaziland

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)welcomed a donation of rice valued at US$1.8 million from the Government of Japan to support some 52,000 children in Swaziland on Dec 13 for a period of one year.

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Putin's Annual News Conference Could Address Syria, Russian Elections, Ukraine

A spokesman for the Kremlin told Russian state-owned media Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had prepared "from dawn till dusk" for his annual news conference scheduled for Thursday.

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