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Security Council on South Sudan: conditions for holding free and peaceful elections have not yet been created
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Ukraine: Only 43 percent of babies under six months of age receive exclusive breast milk
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UN chief human rights activist: the death penalty in Iran serves as a tool to intimidate the population
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UN Security Council meeting on counter-terrorism: Daesh is fragmented, but the threat remains
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El Niño intensifies: acute hunger threatens nearly 50 million people
© UKGV/Sh. Kans In Eastern and Southern Africa, the deteriorating food situation could affect over 18 million people. El Niño intensifies: acute hunger threatens nearly 50 million people […]
UN helps Venezuela recover from earthquakes
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Sudan: Almost 90 percent of farmers have seen their yields decline
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UNICEF – about the deaths of children during attacks on Ukraine and Russia
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Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to impact global trade
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