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Lean Season Relief Gives Hope To Thousands Of Families In Mauritania

The World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania welcomes vital contributions worth US$5 million from the governments of Germany, Japan, the European Union (ECHO), France, Spain, and Monaco, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Safe, effective family planning is key to 'empowering people, developing nations' – UN

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Two women and a baby in a village near the city of Makeni, in the northern province of...

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US Contribution To Boost WFP Food Assistance, Local Economy In Afghanistan

A contribution of US$20 million from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will enable the World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan to provide food assistance to more than 577,000 people in need. Nearly 70 percent of the money will be...

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UN-backed roadmap shows how to improve situation of separated refugee children in Europe

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In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, three children look out of the window of a train, which...

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