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  • Somalia: Caring for children affected by conflict and drought
    7 May 2012 - 5:17pm
    Jawle camp lies on a windswept plain north of the town of Garowe, in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland. Some 1,500 displaced families from all over the country live in temporary shelters at the camp. Many have travelled great distances to escape conflict or severe food shortages in their...
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  • Sudan: Thousands stranded on border with South
    3 May 2012 - 7:07pm
    UN agencies and humanitarian partners are helping to support thousands of South Sudanese who are stranded in Kosti in Sudan’s White Nile State.  The State Governor has called for the 12,000 – 15,000 stranded people, and the international organizations that are helping them, to leave...
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  • Indonesia: Early warning pays off after tsunami threat
    1 May 2012 - 4:21pm
    The early warning systems and preparedness levels of several Indian Ocean countries were tested on 11 April when an 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued alerts in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Myanmar as soon as the earthquake struck...
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