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Recent attacks show pirates off Somalia’s coast still a potent threat – UN agency

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Boarding a pirate vessel off the coast of Somalia.

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Lack of funding putting help for Syrian refugees and hosts at risk, as Brussels Syria Conference set to open

As the ‘Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ opens, UNHCR and UNDP – on behalf of the 240 international and national partners and the host governments in the region – are extremely concerned by the current low funding...

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Syria: UN chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of alleged chemical attack; OPCW investigating

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Boys pass rubble and destroyed buildings on their way to a nearby private school offering basic lessons, in the...

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WFP Reaffirms Its Commitment To Zero Hunger In Bangladesh

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching a new four-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2017-2020 designed to strengthen and support the Government of Bangladesh in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of “Zero Hunger “by...

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