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Russia Donates 260,000 Tons of Fertilizer to Farmers in Africa

Russia has donated 260,000 metric tons that were sitting in European ports and warehouses for use by farmers in Africa. U.N. spokesman, Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Tuesday welcoming the.

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U.N. Urgently Seeks $4Bln Aid to Avert Famine for 20Mln in Africa

More than $4 billion is needed by the end of March to help nearly 20 million people who risk starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, United Nations Secretary.

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UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head off Famine

U.N. aid agencies are appealing to international donors to provide money to scale up lifesaving operations in drought-stricken Ethiopia and Somalia, where millions of hungry people are at risk of.

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East Africa Food Prices Reach Record Levels Due to Drought – U. N.

Drought in East Africa has sent prices of staples such as maize and sorghum soaring, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday, warning that a sharp increase.

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U.N. Urges ‘Credible Pressure’ by Security Council on South Sudan

The United Nations doubts the willingness of the South Sudan government to cooperate with the deployment of thousands more peacekeepers and urged the Security Council to apply “credible pressure,” according.

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U.N. Chief Calls for Arms Embargo on South Sudan

By Michelle Nichols United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he feared genocide was about to start in South Sudan unless immediate action is taken, renewing his plea for.

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U.N. Seeks Record $2.7 Billion Aid for Boko Haram-Hit Sahel

 By Kieran Guilbert Poverty, conflict and climate change will leave 15 million people across Africa’s Sahel belt in need of life-saving aid next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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U.N. Appeals for $22.2 Billion for Humanitarian Aid In 2017

  By Umberto Bacchi The United Nations launched a record humanitarian appeal on Monday, asking for $22.2 billion in 2017 to help almost 93 million people hit by conflicts and.

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Global Climate Change Action ‘Unstoppable’ Despite Trump- Ban Ki-moon

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday action on climate change has become “unstoppable”, and he expressed hopes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would drop plans to quit.

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U.N. Chief: Little Action on South Sudan Pledge to Allow More Peacekeepers

By Michelle Nichols A pledge by South Sudan’s government to allow the deployment of more U.N. peacekeepers and to improve access for U.N. troops already on the ground in a.

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