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FAO report urges caution on large-scale land acquisitions
Food & Agriculture Organization & agencies 2012/10/27
On world’s first International Day of the Girl Child, UN calls for end to child marriage
UN News, Plan, Unicef, UNFPA & agencies 2012/10/11
With zero reserves, UN refugee agency faces ‘unprecedented’ combination of crises
High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres 2012/10/6
Eradication of Extreme Poverty is a global legal obligation for Governments
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty 2012/09/28
Achieving universal health coverage in low-income settings
Prof Jeffrey D Sachs, The Lancet 2012/09/13
Severe Droughts drive Food Prices Higher
FAO, IFAD, WFP & agencies 2012/08/29
Advocates from around the world call for Arms Trade Treaty
ICRC, Control Arms, UN News & agencies 2012/08/27
Climate vs. weather: Extreme events narrow the doubts
Agence France-Presse & agencies 2012/08/26
Sahel Crisis: 18 Million People face food shortages
Reliefweb, Action Against Hunger 2012/08/6
Over a billion people will go to bed hungry tonight
Oxfam, Save the Children & agencies 2012/07/27
Put women’s rights and gender equality at the centre of economic policymaking
Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women 2012/07/27
Civilians face dramatically worsening conditions in Syria
UN News & agencies 2012/07/23
Hunger has become the most urgent threat to children worldwide
Save the Children 2012/07/19
Number of people needing humanitarian help globally rises to 62 million
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos 2012/07/19
Global Trends Report: 800,000 new refugees in 2011, highest this century
UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2012/06/19

 
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