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Significant decline in numbers of people in FATA who are food insecure

The food security situation of returned households to their place of origin in Pakistan’s FATA Agencies has improved significantly since 2014, according to a new report released on Jul 31.

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'Act now' to help and protect trafficking victims, UN urges on World Day against the scourge

Criminal groups feed off the instability created by conflicts, and as links between wars, trafficking and migrant smuggling become more widely known, the United Nations is calling on the international community to act now to help and protect...

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UN peacekeeping chief warns Security Council about insecurity in Central African Republic

A Police Commissioner joins the first patrol by MINUSCA in Bangui, capital of the Central...

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Adoption of a new national Manual on Vital Registration: a major step towards the fulfilment of the rights of every child in Myanmar

UNICEF hails the endorsement of the revised Manual on Vital Registration by the Ministry of Planning and Finance this week, as a major milestone towards universal birth registration, the realization of the rights of every child in Myanmar, and their...

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