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UNLOCK FUNDS AND UNBLOCK BOTTLENECKS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that severe underfunding of…
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COVID-19 CASES REACH UNCONTROLLABLE POINT IN INDIA
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding to the crisis in Mumbai, the capital of western India’s Maharashtra state.…
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WOMEN CANNOT BENEFIT FROM HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN AFGHANISTAN
Falling donor support for essential services in Afghanistan is reducing women’s access to essential health care, Human Rights Watch…
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HOSPITALS RUN OUT OF SUPPLIES DUE TO COVID-19 IN NORTHERN SYRIA
However, the true number of people affected by COVID-19 is believed to be much higher as people continue to struggle…
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FAMINE DUE TO DROUGHT IN AFGHANISTAN
The European Union humanitarian aid agency and FAO will be partnering to anticipate the expected impacts of La Niña induced…
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MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE FACE HUNGER IN ETHIOPIA
Six months since the conflict erupted in Tigray, thousands of farmers have nothing to plant ahead of the rainy season…
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ONE IN THREE AFGHANS EXPERIENCE ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY
While the Government prepares its response to an impending drought, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food…
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MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND CHILDREN UNDER THREAT
The impact of the conflict on children’s mental health and wellbeing is profound. Based on a Save the Children survey of 1,250…
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THOUSANDS OF BURUNDIANS ARE BEING HELPED TO RETURN HOME
Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees…
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COVID-19 DEEPLY AFFECTED WOMEN’S ECONOMIC LIFE
The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income in 2020, equivalent to more…
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