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USA
Alarming reports of civilian casualties in Fallujah
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: IraqAn estimated 50,000, including at least 20,000 children, are unable to leave and are facing grim conditions, including shortages of food, clean drinking water and medicines, the UN relief chief said today. I am deeply concerned by the plight of civilians trapped ...
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Kenya
UNHCR concerned by expulsions of Eritreans from Sudan
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Eritrea, SudanAt least 313 Eritreans were arrested on 6 May in northern Sudan and were forcibly returned to Eritrea on 22 May. This expulsion included 6 Eritreans registered as refugees.GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has learned with great concern of recent collective ...
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Food insecurity spreads as El Niño casts its shadow over Pacific and Caribbean states
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization Country: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, ...
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USA
UNHCR and FAO help vulnerable refugees and South Sudanese families strengthen their food security
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: South Sudan, SudanThe UN agencies have distributed seeds and agricultural tools to 200,000 refugees and their host communities across South Sudan to help them become more self-sufficient.2 June 2016, Juba – The UN Refugee Agency and Food and Agriculture Organization ...
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Senegal
New study highlights disruptions to food security caused by Ebola outbreak
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneFAO analyses the impact of the Ebola outbreak on agricultural market chains and gives recommendations for a smooth functioning of trade flows and markets when facing a crisis. This new FAO publication brings an innovative contribution to the existing research work on Ebola. ...
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Israele
The Ticker: Tel Aviv shares ignore overseas weakness
Central bank tightens derivatives reporting; CollPlant signs first marketing pact for key wound-healing product.
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Israele
Business in Brief: Bank shares pace declines in Tel Aviv
Migdal quarterly loss brings total for big insurers to 721 million shekels; Vonetize plans NIS 57.8 million IPO in Tel Aviv using eased rules.
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Etiopia
High number of foreign delegations of investors visit Ethiopia this week
Over the week, several delegations with investment interests in Ethiopia have visited the country according to Arkebe Oqubay (PhD), Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, who said that about five delegations from different countries have also met top government officials.
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Marocco
OujdaNearShore pour bientôt
Oujda aura son NearShore. C’est ce qu’a confié à L’Economiste Hicham Essghir président du Conseil provincial d’Oujda (CPO). Une société de développement provincial SA sera créée pour concrétiser le projet et sera le fruit d’un partenariat public-privé. La contribution du CPO au capital avoisinera les 34%. Le reste sera ...
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Portogallo
Banco Popular. "Não podemos perder o comboio do Portugal 2020"
Economia vai receber injeção de 11,4 milhões por dia. Banco Popular quer ajudar as empresas a acelerar o investimento