26/02/2018
Juba – More than 7 million people in South Sudan – almost two-thirds of the population – could become severely food insecure in the coming months without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, three United Nations agencies on 26 February 2018 warned.

A growing number of kids in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap have only one meal per day. A mom giving sorghum porridge to her kids. | Source: FAO
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26/02/2018
25 February 2018 — More than 10,000 civilians have lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
UNAMA / Fraidoon Poya | A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan. Photo
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“The human cost of this ugly war in Afghanistan – loss of life, destruction and immense suffering – is
far too high” said the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, during the launch of the latest annual report in Kabul.
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26/02/2018
26 February 2018 (Wall Street International)* — In September, 2017, in a Southwest Florida town, a 12-year-old black boy was called “N” by a 27-year-old white man, then punched so hard that the boy’s two front teeth were knocked out. The Sheriff’s office was called and investigated. Case seems clear enough, right? The man committed assault and battery upon a child; it could even be classified as a hate crime.
No charges were filed against the man. His actions were deemed self-defense by the investigating officers as the 27-year-old man claimed he feared for his life by a 12-year-old. Yes, an adult white male feared for his life in the face of a black boy.
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