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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....

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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...

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On World Humanitarian Day, WFP Executive Director honours colleagues on the frontlines of hunger

Around the globe, we come together on Saturday, 19 August for World Humanitarian Day to support the millions of people across the globe trapped in conflicts and to pay tribute to the aid workers who care for them.

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UNICEF responds to Sierra Leone mudslide as more than 100 children reported dead

UNICEF is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed several hundred people including at least 109 children, according to government...

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