WFP Myanmar Situation Report #4 August – September 2021
Highlights• More than 1.8 million people in Myanmar have received WFP food, cash and nutrition assistance across urban and rural areas to date in 2021.• Since May, WFP has supported 1 million vulnerable people in its large-scale urban food response in …
ASEAN set to open summit, but Burmese junta threatens to skip it
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Iranian currency rates for October 25
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Australian Scientists Boost Climate Change Adaptability in Frogs
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