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Key trends for infrastructure development and industrialization in spotlight at special UN meeting

A textile factory in Lesotho.

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Data gaps on children in residential care leave the most vulnerable unaccounted for – UNICEF

Stanislava is a 15-year-old girl. After her birth she was placed in several old type state...

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WFP Concerned About Malnutrition Among Hungry Families Fleeing Iraq’s Western Mosul

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is concerned about about the humanitarian conditions inside western Mosul’s old city, where as many as 180,000 people are reportedly hungry and living in miserable conditions.

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Blockchain Against Hunger: Harnessing Technology In Support Of Syrian Refugees

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is deploying cutting-edge blockchain technology to make cash-based transfers faster, cheaper and more secure.

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