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41 Million Affected By South Asia Flooding, Situation Could Worsen: United Nations
Almost 41 million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and there is possibility the situation could deteriorate further as rains continue in some flood- affected areas, a UN agency said.
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Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean
Humanitarian ships picked up about 730 migrants today from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean, adding to a lengthening list of rescue operations in recent days.
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North Korea Flood Death Toll Rises To 133 With 395 Missing: UN
The death toll from severe flooding in the northeast of North Korea has risen to 133 with another 395 missing, the UN said.
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India Concerned Over Insufficient Response To World Crises
India has voiced concern over the insufficient international humanitarian response to the crises around the world, saying many of the armed conflict situations are "chronic" as not enough attention has been given to facilitate politics in resolving them.
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Fiji Cyclone Leaves Trail Of Destruction, 5 Dead
Fiji was assessing the damage today after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, flattening remote villages and killing at least five people.
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Two Million Need Food Aid In Niger Despite Crop Surplus: UN
Two million people will be in urgent need of food aid this year in Niger despite a healthy cereal surplus in the arid west African nation, the United Nations said Thursday.
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At Least 20 Killed, 90,000 Flee Somalia Clashes: UN
At least 20 people were killed, 120 wounded and over 90,000 forced to flee days of rival militia battles in central Somalia, although the situation has now calmed, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Over 90,000 Hit by Somalia Floods: United Nations
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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Tens of Thousands Flee New Syria Offensives
Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said on Tuesday, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people so far, around one third of them civilians.
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Fighting Near Syria's Aleppo Displaces 35,000: UN
Fighting in Syria has displaced 35,000 people from Hader and Zerbeh on the southwestern outskirts of the city of Aleppo in the past few days, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
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At Least 3 Dead, Thousands Homeless in DR Congo Bushfires
At least three people have been killed and thousands left homeless by bush fires raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN and NGO officials said Friday.
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Flooding in North Korea Kills 40, Strands Thousands
Heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands inflash floods and caused "massive" damage on the weekend, the International Federation of theRed Cross said and North Korean media said.
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Cholera, Climate Change Fuel Haiti's Humanitarian Crisis: UN
Climate change, cholera and the return of thousands of emigrants from the neighboring Dominican Republican are fueling a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, the UN warned Tuesday.
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41 Million Affected By South Asia Flooding, Situation Could Worsen: United Nations
Almost 41 million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and there is possibility the situation could deteriorate further as rains continue in some flood- affected areas, a UN agency said.
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Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean
Humanitarian ships picked up about 730 migrants today from rubber and wooden boats in the Mediterranean, adding to a lengthening list of rescue operations in recent days.
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North Korea Flood Death Toll Rises To 133 With 395 Missing: UN
The death toll from severe flooding in the northeast of North Korea has risen to 133 with another 395 missing, the UN said.
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India Concerned Over Insufficient Response To World Crises
India has voiced concern over the insufficient international humanitarian response to the crises around the world, saying many of the armed conflict situations are "chronic" as not enough attention has been given to facilitate politics in resolving them.
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Fiji Cyclone Leaves Trail Of Destruction, 5 Dead
Fiji was assessing the damage today after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, flattening remote villages and killing at least five people.
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Two Million Need Food Aid In Niger Despite Crop Surplus: UN
Two million people will be in urgent need of food aid this year in Niger despite a healthy cereal surplus in the arid west African nation, the United Nations said Thursday.
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At Least 20 Killed, 90,000 Flee Somalia Clashes: UN
At least 20 people were killed, 120 wounded and over 90,000 forced to flee days of rival militia battles in central Somalia, although the situation has now calmed, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Over 90,000 Hit by Somalia Floods: United Nations
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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Tens of Thousands Flee New Syria Offensives
Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said on Tuesday, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people so far, around one third of them civilians.
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Fighting Near Syria's Aleppo Displaces 35,000: UN
Fighting in Syria has displaced 35,000 people from Hader and Zerbeh on the southwestern outskirts of the city of Aleppo in the past few days, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
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At Least 3 Dead, Thousands Homeless in DR Congo Bushfires
At least three people have been killed and thousands left homeless by bush fires raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN and NGO officials said Friday.
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Flooding in North Korea Kills 40, Strands Thousands
Heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands inflash floods and caused "massive" damage on the weekend, the International Federation of theRed Cross said and North Korean media said.
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Cholera, Climate Change Fuel Haiti's Humanitarian Crisis: UN
Climate change, cholera and the return of thousands of emigrants from the neighboring Dominican Republican are fueling a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, the UN warned Tuesday.
