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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.

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Somalia: Only early action will avert another catastrophe, says senior UN relief official

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Worsening drought conditions have left hundreds of thousands of Somalis facing severe food and water...

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UNHCR lauds Europe’s rescue efforts in Mediterranean Sea

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UNHCR staff receive surviors at the dock of the Sicilian port of Messina, Sicily.

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Refugee crisis: "The scenes of 2015 must not be repeated"

EU border force Frontex, estimates that the number of people landing on Europe's shores fell by two-thirds in 2016. A drop in arrivals on Greece’s islands contrasts however with record numbers of migrants reaching Italy. With over 5,000 people killed...

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