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DHL, UNDP, OCHA boost natural disaster preparedness in Madagascar

Mail and logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of...

admin - May 21, 2019

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Climate impacts are creating interlocking crises, say experts

The impacts of climate change, associated sea level rise and extreme weather are amplifying as a result of record greenhouse gas levels and combining with urbanisation,...

admin - May 20, 2019

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Cyclone Idai: President of Zimbabwe hails Nigeria for extending assistance

President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has commended the Nigerian Government for extending relief items to the people of Zimbabwe recently affected by the...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2019

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Cyclone Idai: Nigeria to assist in rehabilitation, reconstruction of Mozambique

Nigeria on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Maputo pledged to assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Mozambique, which was recently hit by a...

admin - May 14, 2019

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Death toll rises to 87 in South Africa floods

The South African authorities on Friday, May 3, 2019 revised the death toll from the recent flooding to 87, up from the previous 70. The widespread...

admin - May 3, 2019

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World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700m

The World Bank has increased emergency support for the three southern African countries affected by a devastating cyclone that killed hundreds in March to $700 million,...

admin - May 3, 2019

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Bangladesh evacuates millions, braces for cyclone Fani

Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people as the extremely dangerous cyclone Fani is closing on the southern coast of the country. According to a met office...

admin - May 3, 2019

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India evacuating 1.2 m people as cyclone menaces East coast

India has accelerated efforts to evacuate more than a million people along its Northeast coastline as a cyclone intensifies ahead of landfall on Friday, May 3,...

admin - May 3, 2019

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