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'Civilians are Not a Target,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

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Boxes containing medication are unloaded from a helicopter. In hard to reach areas of Eastern Democratic...

Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council

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An internally displaced woman and her daughter look over the city of Sana’a, Yemen, from the...

WFP Launches Stunting Prevention Initiative In Kurram Agency, FATA

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Directorate of Health Services in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, has formally launched a programme to prevent stunting in the Kurram Agency of FATA....

In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan

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In Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits refugees from...