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Zimbabwe Aims to Shake Off Election Criticism With New Debt Deal

Zimbabwe Aims to Shake Off Election Criticism With New Debt Deal
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Opinion | Morocco Has Given the Arab World Something to Cheer for Again

The country’s World Cup team represents how we would like to think of ourselves. ....

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How Covid could be the 'long overdue' shake-up needed by the aid sector

How Covid could be the long overdue shake-up needed by the aid sector
Karen McVeigh
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This year one in every 33 people across the world will need humanitarian assistance. That is a rise of 40% from last year, according to the UN. More than half of the countries requiring aid to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic are already in protracted crises, coping with conflict or natural disasters.
Even before Covid-19 threw decades of progress on extreme poverty, healthcare and education into reverse, aid budgets were heading in the wrong direction. In 2020, the UN had just 48% of its $38.5bn (£28bn) in funding appeals met, compared with 63% of $29bn sought in 2019. ....

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