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• AlertNet - Brazil
• Amnesty International - Brazil
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• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Brazil
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Brazil
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Brasilia
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Brazil
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Brazil
• ReliefWeb - Brazil
• UNHCR - Brazil
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Brazil
• United States Department of State - Brazil
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Brazil