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"Why did it take you so long?" - Hope and anger greet aid in Maday
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Germany to speed up deportations after Cologne attacks
Assaults on New Year's Eve have raised pressure on Chancellor Merkel to crack down forcefully on migrants who commit crimes
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Philippines funds for contraceptives 'adequate despite budget cut'
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British police say 56 women and girls went to Syria last year
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Lebanon accused of leaving Syrian refugees at risk of abuse
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for all insurgents to take part in talks
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Bombs laid by IS hamper Iraqi troops in Ramadi after victory
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UN Security Council discusses starving, besieged areas of Syria
"The tactic of siege and starvation is one of the most appalling characteristics of the Syrian conflict" -
One in four children in conflict zones "risk losing their future"
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Aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
Trucks to enter Madaya, al Foua and Kefraya, where aid agencies have warned of widespread starvation
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Supporting women farmers in Asia crucial to fighting poverty
By Airah Cadiogan, Oxfam PhilippinesIn many Asian countries women farmers go to bed hungry.
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Kenya and Ethiopia: A cross-border initiative to advance peace
By Ambassador Amina Mohamed & Dr Tedros AdhanomPeace and development initiative offers hope of resolving conflicts in border areas of Kenya and Ethiopia
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Adaptation in the Paris climate agreement: a matter of principle
By Sven Harmeling, CARE International & Soenke Kreft, GermanwatchWider use of global guidelines on adaptation would help vulnerable people cope better with climate change
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How our story on albino children sparked questions on their future
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Chief Correspondent, AmericasWhy did Tanzanian albino children fitted with prosthetics in the U.S. after being attacked at home have to go back?
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For refugees, a digital passage to Europe
By Mark LatoneroAccess to digital technologies can be a matter of life or death for refugees
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