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Fighting causes severe trauma casualties in Afghanistan
Fighting in Afghanistan has been intense since May, but in recent weeks the clashes between the Afghan army and the…
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Vaccination measures needed to stop new COVID-19 waves in North Africa
The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the Middle East and North Africa, is concerned that…
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Children requiring treatment for acute malnutrition in Tigray
“As UNICEF reaches areas of Tigray that were inaccessible in past months due to insecurity, our worst fears about the…
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26 years of unrelenting pain
The “Marş Mira” (Peace March) traditionally was organized while civilians fled the Srebrenica genocide trying to reach the “Safe Zone”,…
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Horror mounts for children in Myanmar amid killings and COVID-19 deaths
Six months since the military coup in Myanmar, the situation for families is worsening as a wave of COVID-19 rages…
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Eritrean refugees in Tigray caught up in conflict
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely worried about the fate of thousands of Eritrean refugees currently trapped in two…
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Vaccine access to accelerate for developing countries
COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a new financing mechanism that builds…
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Funding shortfall amid deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
A senior UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where ongoing drought and increased military…
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Human rights abuses in Afghan communities most affected by military offensive
The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged…
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Women pay devastating price for war in Central African Republic
This year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) summarizes the first global assessment of food…
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