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Nobel laureate Nadia Murad denounces lack of will to end sexual violence as a war tactic
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Monday, 28 September 2020
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad denounces lack of will to end sexual violence as a war tactic
With one in three women around the world affected by gender-based violence – a crime that skyrockets more than 200 per cent in conflict settings – Nobel laureate Nadia Murad brought governments and UN leaders to task on Monday, for failing to provide the resources needed to create meaningful change for traumatized communities.Read Full Article ...
 
Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels 
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Monday, 28 September 2020
Flooding leaves South Sudan facing threat of ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels 
Torrential rains and flooding across South Sudan have created the threat of “catastrophic” levels of hunger and left hundreds of thousands homeless, UN humanit...
 
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19’s ‘deadly layer of complexity’ depicted in photos
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Friday, 25 September 2020
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19’s ‘deadly layer of complexity’ depicted in photos
The fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic is adding a “deadly layer of complexity” to the global challenge of preventing more people from falling into poverty, a...
 
INTERVIEW: ‘Famine is preventable, if there is political will’
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Thursday, 24 September 2020
INTERVIEW: ‘Famine is preventable, if there is political will’
The UN is warning of an impending hunger pandemic across the world, partly a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the World Food Programme (WFP) preparin...
 
Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating flooding in Africa’s Sahel region, where several ...
 
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