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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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UN appeals for aid for Haiti
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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’ — UN
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122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’ — UN
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May 2025 second warmest on record — EU climate monitor
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UN to lead humanitarian mission to Haiti
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Gang-ravaged Haiti nearing ‘point of no return’, UN warns
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US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide — WHO
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UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine
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UN to cut humanitarian operations staff by 20%
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UN experts demand halt to finger amputation sentences in Iran
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Medical supplies shortage hampering Myanmar quake response – UN
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More than 100,000 have fled DR Congo violence
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UN migration agency laying off 20% of HQ staff amid US aid cuts — sources
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UN releases US$110m after ‘brutal’ global aid cuts
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