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Safe food, melting ice caps and a prejudice that won’t go away

Modern threats and ancient prejudices dominated Parliament’s March 2017 plenary session. The need to ensure that our food is safe was debated as were the threats and opportunities of melting polar ice. At the same time, the inequality still facing...

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The United States And WFP Support Food-Insecure Populations In Sudan And South Sudan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), welcomed the second of two recent shipments carrying urgently required food assistance for Sudan and South Sudan on Mar 20.

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New Study Finds Worrying Climate Trend In Karamoja Over Last 35 Years

A new study carried out by the Government of Uganda and its partners has found a new weather pattern that threatens to worsen food insecurity in the Karamoja region if no action is taken.

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United Nations, UNICEF and Smurfs team up to celebrate International Day of Happiness

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(left) Zakariya, 6 and Doha, 5, smile as they sit outside a UNICEF-supported home in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday 14...

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