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New UN guidelines to make international trade in plants and seeds safer

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Agricultural produce ‘on the move’ in the port of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Top UN officials express 'horror' at attack on evacuees in Syria; underline that civilians must be protected

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A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo.

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'Monstrous, cowardly' attack on Syrian evacuees a show of shameless disregard for human life – UN aid chief

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Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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UN food relief agency 'outraged and heartbroken' by killing of three workers in South Sudan city

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A displaced woman walks in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Wau town, South Sudan.

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