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Record El Niño Raises Fears of Widespread Flooding from East Africa to Asia

Humanitarian organizations are warning that an exceptionally strong El Niño weather pattern could trigger widespread flooding and deepen food insecurity across parts of East Africa and Asia, placing millions of vulnerable people at risk. The warning underscores growing concern among aid agencies that climate-driven extreme weather is hitting some of the world’s most exposed communities […]

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UN agencies raise alarm over Ebola outbreak in Africa and El Niño-linked food crisis

Senior officials from the United Nations and international humanitarian organisations convened in Geneva on Monday to draw attention to a cluster of escalating crises, including a deteriorating Ebola outbreak in Africa and a looming food emergency driven in part by El Niño weather patterns. The discussions highlighted the growing strain on global humanitarian response systems