14 Mar 2021

Ten years on: Syria’s war in numbers

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Ten years of war in Syria have upended the lives of millions of Syrians, pummelled the economy, and ravaged key infrastructure. Here are some numbers:  Human cost 387,000: people killed since the start of the war in 2011 with the … Read More
10 Oct 2020

Nobel Peace Prize: UN World Food Programme wins for efforts to combat hunger

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The WFP says it provided assistance to almost 100 million people last year – Reuters In Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize committee has awarded the 2020 prize to the World Food Programme, the United Nations’ largest specialized agency and … Read More