Humanitarian Aid
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World News in Brief: DR Congo conflict could spell catastrophe, plastics treaty progress, enforced disappearances rise ahead of Venezuela poll
The world’s leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that crushing levels of violence and displacement are fuelling unprecedented civilian…
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World News in Brief: Violence blocking Darfur aid, new Iraq law, Chad elections appeal
Rising violence is again restricting humanitarian aid delivery in the Darfur region of Sudan, the head of the World Food…
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World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran’s ‘strict’ hijab law
Following the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their…
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Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year
As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed…
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World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper’s death sentence
The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried out against women and…
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UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations
The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that he welcomed the recommendations of…
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World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks
The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes on fuel and supply trucks…
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World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free Afghan activist
The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane…
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Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia
Kornelia Icha has never gone hungry or got close to starvation. Very few people do in Indonesia with its fertile…
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World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert
A new oral vaccine for cholera has been given the green light for manufacture by the UN health agency allowing…
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