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Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls |

·November 17, 2022·2 min read

The funding will be used to scale-up life-saving reproductive health and protection services, including establishment of mobile and static clinics in locations such as displacement sites. Overall, more than 36 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya require humanitarian assistance because of the drought. Safeguarding critical services Conflict, locust infestations...

DPR Korea launches ‘unprecedented number’ of missiles, Security Council hears |

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·November 6, 2022·2 min read

And yet, despite having conducted missile tests on Wednesday and Thursday, Mohamed Khiari informed the ambassadors that DPRK, more commonly known commonly as North Korea, “has yet to publicly provide details” on the launches. He pointed out that yesterday’s missile launch was “assessed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)”,...

Yemen: UN launches crowdfunding campaign to head off decaying oil tanker threat |

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·June 14, 2022·1 min read

The goal is to raise funds to start the $80 million emergency operation to transfer oil from the FSO Safer to a temporary vessel. The FSO Safer is moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast and contains more than a million barrels of oil. The tanker is beyond repair, and the...