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North Korea’s food shortage is about to take a deadly turn for the worse, experts say
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North Korea’s food shortage is about to take a deadly turn for the worse, experts say

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  Concerns about North Korea’s chronic food shortages are growing, with multiple sources suggesting this week…
Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers
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Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers

CNN —  Some of the United Nations’ most senior female officials have been meeting Taliban leaders in Kabul to discuss the ban on…
Bombs in Yemen have stopped but children are still denied life-saving treatment
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Bombs in Yemen have stopped but children are still denied life-saving treatment

London (CNN) – Yemen’s warring parties have renewed a two-month-long truce, first signed in April this year. It was one…
Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight
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Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Millions more Sudanese are set to go hungry this year as economic turmoil and erratic rains drive up prices and…
UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
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UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”

Dec 22 (Reuters) – The World Food Program (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million…
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
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UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that 16 million people in Yemen “are…
‘I just cry’: Dying of hunger in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray
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‘I just cry’: Dying of hunger in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, people now eat only green leaves for days. At a…
‘Saudi Arabia has lost the war in Yemen’
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‘Saudi Arabia has lost the war in Yemen’

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had hoped to quickly crush Houthi rebels with Saudi Arabia’s intervention in the conflict in Yemen.…
War in Yemen is ‘back in full force,’ says UN mediator
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War in Yemen is ‘back in full force,’ says UN mediator

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The war in Yemen is “back in full force,” the United Nations mediator told the Security…
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
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UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B

CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
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