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Amid outpour of sympathy, UN emergency responders aid bombed Nigerian camp

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UNHAS helicopter leaving Maiduguri for Rann, the site of a bombed displacement camp.

World Food Programme And Singularity University Launch Global Impact Challenge

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is joining forces with Singularity University (SU) to launch a Global Impact Challenge – a call for radical innovations in the fight to end hunger by 2030.

World Food Programme Honours Mastercard As A “Hunger Hero”

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has honoured Ajay Banga, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mastercard, in recognition of outstanding contributions towards achieving Zero Hunger.

Ethiopia: UN-backed humanitarian appeal launched, seeking $948 million in 2017

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A village in Ethiopia weathers the drought where many have lost their livestock.