South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy
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As fighting intensifies there between opposition forces and national troops, there are reports of airstrikes…

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South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy

Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) issued the warning on Friday, citing latest analysis from the food security…

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Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger

Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher
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The essentials for survival in the town which was overrun by paramilitary fighters in October…

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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher

Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in South…

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
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That ordeal reduced people to eating peanut shells and animal feed, UN human rights chief…

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Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher

DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding
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UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at…

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DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding

Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
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The death toll has not yet been verified as ongoing downpours and rugged terrain are…

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Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan

First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan
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Sudan is one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, with more than…

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First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan

Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
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Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR…

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Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan

DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief
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Speaking from the Goma region, whose main city was overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in…

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DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief