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News in Brief 15 January 2020

  • Peace agreement remains only path for peace in Mali: Lacroix 

  • UNICEF opens African ‘drone academy’ to aid youth  

  • Darfur: Resort to violence, a ‘lose-lose’ option says UN mission chief

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News in Brief 8 January 2020

  • UN chief continues engagement to avert Gulf war
  • International community supports aid delivery to West Darfur displaced
  • Livelivehood project in Pakistan to benefit Afghan refugees, host communities 
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News in Brief 3 January 2020

  • Latin America and Caribbean world's second most disaster-prone region
  • Humanitarians monitoring displacement following West Darfur clashes
  • Chef with UN climate project urges support for smallholder farmers
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News in Brief 2 January 2020

  • UN envoy commends successful conclusion of Guinea-Bissau presidential election

  • UN kicks off 75th anniversary dialogues, everyone urged to ‘join the conversation’

  • Investing health works yields ‘triple dividend’, WHO chief says

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