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16.10.2000
Artículos
05.05.2008
As of Monday Morning, almost 4,000 people are believed to have died -- and tens of thousands more were forced to flee their homes -- as Cyclone Nargis hit Burma this weekend. A thorough damage assessment will be difficult, notes the United Nations.
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Imagen: Tens of thousands were affected by the tropical storm. © Atti-la (flickr)
13.03.2008
Many of the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Somalia are surviving on less than one meal a day, reports the International Committee of the Red Cross, as the protracted conflict in Mogadishu escalates and spreads to other parts of the nation.
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Imagen: A displaced Somali woman and her child. © IRIN
11.03.2008
Despite the power-sharing deal signed two weeks ago, hundreds of displaced Kenyans living in temporary shelters in Nairobi are still unable to return home.
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Imagen: Elizabeth Mueni, a Kenyan woman displaced by the post-election crisis, in Nairobi. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network



