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Japan Boosts WFP Food And Nutrition Programmes In Cholera-Ridden Yemen

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$1 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide much-needed food and nutrition assistance in Yemen over the coming months on Oct 04. With these funds, WFP will be able to...

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One year after Hurricane Matthew, Haiti’s children still vulnerable to natural disasters

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A child stands for a photograph near the destroyed École Mixtes Pierre Louis Marie in Dame-Marie, Haiti.

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Sustainable cities key to implement SDGs, says head of UN regional forum

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Aerial view of Lima, the capital of Peru.

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Better Infrastructure, Jobs, Services in Cities Urgently Needed in East Asia Pacific: World Bank Report

Cities across East Asia and the Pacific – the world’s most rapidly urbanizing region – are not delivering infrastructure, jobs, and services at a pace as rapid as urban development, leading to widening inequalities that may hamper economic growth and...

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