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Displaced people in Burkina Faso top 1 million – UN
The impoverished West African country of Burkina Faso now has more than 1 million of its population forced from their homes by violence, a...
Gunmen kill 70 in NE Nigeria, target their funerals
More than 70 civilians have been killed, an untold number wounded and more than 1,000 heads of cattle stolen in a raid on a...
248,000 Children Are In Need Of Humanitarian Assistance – OCHA
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), today, some 823,000 people, including around 248,000 children, are still in need...
UN Relief Side Estimates Displaced Iraqis At 9,000
"The majority of displaced people so far are sheltering in host communities," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. "All...
Civilians endured more from Afghanistan conflict
The 2016 Humanitarian Needs Overview indicates that some 8.1 million people need humanitarian assistance, but this figure is expected to increase to at least...
