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UNICEF feeding Syrian refugees in Turkey

As Syrians flee into Turkey to escape ISIS, they are in desperate of humanitarian aid.

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Severe nutrition crisis in Ulang, South Sudan

Towns in Upper Nile state of South Sudan are showing extremely high rates of malnutrition. The United Nations, in a report issued today, said an assessment in Ulang showed a global acute malnutrition rate of 45 percent. Malnutrition causes lasting physical and mental damage in small children.

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UNICEF: Children at risk of starvation in South Sudan

UNICEF sent out a warning today that “tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death in South Sudan.” The war in South Sudan, between the government and opposition groups, has destroyed food supplies and internally displaced 1.4 million people.

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Saving the children in Darfur, Sudan

Darfur and Sudan will not escape the legacy of war and poverty with its children suffering from hunger. The statistics on malnutrition in the country are staggering.

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UNICEF feeds children in freed Iraqi town

The UN children’s agency UNICEF continues to bring aid to the Iraqi town of Amirli. After a two-month siege by ISIL, Amirli was freed by U.S. airstrikes on the terrorist army.

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UNICEF brings supplies, mayor to town besieged by ISIS

UNICEF just delivered 45 metric tons of life-saving aid to the Iraqi town of Amirli. A seven truck convoy of supplies arrived to the town following a two-month siege by the ISIS terrorist army.

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UNICEF races to stop malnutrition in Iraq

As the war inside Iraq continues, malnutrition is an increasing threat among children. UNICEF is rushing to provide desperately needed food for children under the age of 5.

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UNICEF feeding Iraqis who escaped Mount Sinjar

UNICEF, the UN children’s agency, is providing life-saving aid to Iraqis who have escaped from Mount Sinjar. Iraqis who are members of the Yazidi religion have been trapped on Sinjar after being displaced by conflict.

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Food supplies for refugees in Cameroon dangerously low

By taking action now we can save refugees from starvation in Africa. This includes over 100,000 war victims from the Central African Republic (CAR) who have fled to Cameroon. Tragically, funding for humanitarian aid is low at a time when people need it the most.

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UNICEF, WFP warn hunger still major crisis in Yemen

The United Nations, in a press release today, said that more than 40 percent of Yemen‘s population is suffering from hunger. These were early findings from a survey by UNICEF and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), two agencies on the frontlines of fighting hunger.

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