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Brutal cold intensifies desperation for rising numbers of displaced in north-west Syria
Geneva – Sub-zero temperatures and increased snowfall are further exacerbating the humanitarian cris..
IOM Steps Up Humanitarian Response on Turkeys Land and Sea Borders
Edirne- As the situation on the Turkey/EU border enters its second week IOM, with its partners, cont..
Shipwreck off coast of Libya pushes migrant deaths on the Mediterranean past 20,000 mark
Berlin – A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya last month and more than a dozen other recent fat..
UNHCR to suspend operations at GDF in Tripoli amid safety concerns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today, Thursday, 30 January, that it is suspending its opera..
Guatemala’s children bear brunt of prolonged drought and rising heat
by Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:14 ..
US-Iran tension threatens lifeline to millions across the Middle East
Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council “Tens of millions of p..
Latin America
Venezuela deploys soldiers to markets to check prices
Venezuela has deployed soldiers to almost 100 food markets in efforts to counter an "economic war" i..
Peru corruption: Former president Alan Garcia seeks asylum
Peru's former president has requested asylum at the Uruguayan embassy after being barred from l..
Marijuana eaten by mice, say Argentina police officers
Eight Argentine police officers have been dismissed for blaming missing drugs on mice. Investigator..
Peru coach plunges off Pan-American Highway killing dozens
A coach travelling along the Pan-American Highway in Peru has plunged off the road, killing at least..
Endangered olive ridley sea turtles found dead off Mexico
Fishermen in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca have found about 300 dead sea turtles entangled in..
Nicaragua troops raid towns in south
Nicaraguan government forces have launched raids to clear protesters' barricades in towns in th..
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Brutal cold intensifies desperation for rising numbers of displaced in north-west Syria
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IOM Steps Up Humanitarian Response on Turkeys Land and Sea Borders
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Shipwreck off coast of Libya pushes migrant deaths on the Mediterranean past 20,000 mark
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WFP Chief appeals for increased flexible funding to save and change more lives
Rome – In 2019, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received US$419 million in flexible fu..
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UNHCR to suspend operations at GDF in Tripoli amid safety concerns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today, Thursday, 30 January, that it is suspending its opera..