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Brazil: UN loans set to help over 100,000 poor people in semi-arid North-East

More than 100,000 poor Brazilians are expected to benefit from a United Nations-backed development and income-generating project in the semi-arid north-eastern region of Latin America’s largest and most populous country.

UNESCO chief condemns killing of Brazilian journalist

The head of the United Nations cultural agency today condemned the beating death of a 73-year-old freelance journalist and longtime municipal government critic in Brazil.