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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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"Leave As Soon As Possible": US Urges Citizens In Haiti As Gang War Rages
The US Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave "as soon as possible" citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left thousands displaced and sent homicides soaring.
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry On Afghanistan Crisis, Haiti Earthquake
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spoken out regarding the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan, as well as calamity-stricken Haiti.
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Michel Martelly Leaves Office With Haiti In Crisis
Michel Martelly ended his presidential term today without handing power to a successor, in an electoral crisis highlighting Haiti's long struggle to keep democracy on track in the 30 years since the Duvalier dictatorship ended.
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Haiti Parliament Returns After Year Of Inaction
Deputies and senators took their seats in Haiti's parliament on Monday, enabling the fragile democracy's legislature to reconvene after a prolonged crisis but still facing a credibility shortfall.
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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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Monsoons Could Bring Disease, a Second Crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
There is only "a small window of time" for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly disease outbreaks, a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Saturday.
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US Urges Haiti Leaders to Hold Elections Soon
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged Haiti to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible to end a political crisis that has sparked violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Haiti Prime Minister Resigns Amid Political Crisis
Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced his resignation early Sunday, following repeated calls for him to step down amid anti-government protests and a political crisis in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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No region immune to Europe crisis: World Bank chief
World Bank President has warned that most regions of the world will be hurt by the EU debt crisis.
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Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital
A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts on Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.Health officials said at least 208 people had died and 2,674 others were infected in an outbreak mostly centered in the Artibonite re...
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Most serious humanitarian crisis, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the Haiti earthquake the "most serious humanitarian crisis"in decades; urges states for quick aid relief.
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World Bank plans $100 mn in crisis aid to Haiti
The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional $ 100 million in emergency grant fund to Haiti for recovery and reconstruction efforts at the Caribbean nation rocked by a devastating earthquake on Tuesday.
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UN Report Wars Of Famine, Aggravated By Conflicts And Climate Shocks
Severe food crises threaten people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations' food agencies released on Thursday.
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"Leave As Soon As Possible": US Urges Citizens In Haiti As Gang War Rages
The US Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave "as soon as possible" citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence has left thousands displaced and sent homicides soaring.
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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry On Afghanistan Crisis, Haiti Earthquake
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spoken out regarding the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan, as well as calamity-stricken Haiti.
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Michel Martelly Leaves Office With Haiti In Crisis
Michel Martelly ended his presidential term today without handing power to a successor, in an electoral crisis highlighting Haiti's long struggle to keep democracy on track in the 30 years since the Duvalier dictatorship ended.
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Haiti Parliament Returns After Year Of Inaction
Deputies and senators took their seats in Haiti's parliament on Monday, enabling the fragile democracy's legislature to reconvene after a prolonged crisis but still facing a credibility shortfall.
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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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Monsoons Could Bring Disease, a Second Crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
There is only "a small window of time" for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly disease outbreaks, a senior United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Saturday.
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US Urges Haiti Leaders to Hold Elections Soon
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged Haiti to hold parliamentary elections as soon as possible to end a political crisis that has sparked violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Haiti Prime Minister Resigns Amid Political Crisis
Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced his resignation early Sunday, following repeated calls for him to step down amid anti-government protests and a political crisis in the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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No region immune to Europe crisis: World Bank chief
World Bank President has warned that most regions of the world will be hurt by the EU debt crisis.
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Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital
A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts on Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.Health officials said at least 208 people had died and 2,674 others were infected in an outbreak mostly centered in the Artibonite re...
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Most serious humanitarian crisis, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the Haiti earthquake the "most serious humanitarian crisis"in decades; urges states for quick aid relief.
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World Bank plans $100 mn in crisis aid to Haiti
The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional $ 100 million in emergency grant fund to Haiti for recovery and reconstruction efforts at the Caribbean nation rocked by a devastating earthquake on Tuesday.
