Thu 20 Nov 2008
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UN agencies prepare to respond after flash floods strike Ethiopia
United Nations humanitarian agencies are preparing to send emergency supplies to southern and eastern Ethiopia, where flash floods following heavy rains have displaced locals and damaged about 2,000 hectares of cropland.
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Industrialization key to boosting Africa's economic resilience, Ban says
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State of Africa’s development requires greater efforts by all, UN officials stress
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Secretary-General deplores latest acts of piracy off coast of Somalia
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