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South Africa Donates US$615,000 To Sierra Leone Disaster Response

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed this week’s announcement of a US$615,000 (ZAR 8 million) contribution from the Government of South Africa that will help us provide vital emergency assistance to more than 10,000 people affected...

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WFP Distributes Food To Thousands Hit By Flash Floods In Nepal

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun food distributions to 180,000 people in response to the Nepal floods. The tragedy has affected 1.7 million people, with nearly 461,000 of them displaced from their homes and in desperate need of...

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Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack on Shi'a mosque in Kabul

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Kabul, the centre of Afghanistan's political and social life.

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PODCAST: Uganda's 'open door' policy tested amid crush of desperate South Sudanese refugees

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Residents of Imvepi refugee settlement in Arua district, northern Uganda. The UN refugee...

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