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Crisis of invisibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Less than 1 in 2 births registered

Pupils of Jovia Nursery and Primary School in Kyanangozi village, Kisekka S/C in Lwengo district in posession of birth...

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Kasai, DRC: millions at risk as funding dries up

An acute hunger emergency in conflict-ravaged Greater Kasai could turn into a long-term disaster, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Dec 07. While the agency has been working against the clock to help ever more people, the cash is...

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Japan to Support Efforts Targeting Crop-Destroying Fall Armyworm in South Sudan

Efforts in South Sudan to fight Fall armyworm, an insect that destroys crops, have received a boost thanks to the Government of Japan’s decision to provide $3 million to support a project run by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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FBI Agent: Saudi at Guantanamo Admitted Helping 9/11 Plot

A Saudi Arabian being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has admitted to helping with flights and finances for seven of the 19 men who hijacked planes in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S., one of his interrogators testified at his...

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