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Saudi Dates Offer Nutritional Boost To Three West African Nations

The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes the contribution, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, of 250 metric tonnes of dates, worth US$ 650,000, which will give a nutritional boost to more than 130,000 hungry and vulnerable people in Chad,...

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5.6 million children at risk of waterborne diseases as rainy season hits communities affected by Lake Chad crisis

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On 13 June 2017, children play in a flooded street caused by recent rains in Maiduguri, capital...

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Sri Lanka’s Food Production Hit By Extreme Drought Followed By Floods

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Breakthrough As WFP Food Convoy Reaches Besieged Syrian Town

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For almost one year, WFP has only been able to bring food to families in Qamishli via airlifts.

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