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    Although households with three or more children were the most likely to experience a loss of income, they were also most likely to receive...
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    People are hungry, says hunger watch survey

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    Early childhood development

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    Afghanistan

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    Taliban hold confidential talks for humanitarian aid in Geneva

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    Afghanistan

    Duty calls to alleviate suffering in Afghanistan

    Imagine for a minute that you are in those conditions; you need to put food on the table for your starving children, it is...
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    Afghanistan

    Pneumonia killing Afghan children: Save the Children

    The UK-based charity, Save the Children says that countless families across Afghanistan are battling the bitter winter in freezing and damaged homes, unable to...
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    Bangladesh

    A wee bit of seed money ushers in big time change

    From tending to a kitchen garden or rearing a cow, to making handicraft items or running a small village shop, some 800-plus women, all...
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