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Housing ‘most urgent need’ for hurricane-ravaged Dominica, UN agency reports

Housing ‘most urgent need’ for hurricane-ravaged Dominica, UN agency reports

Oct 11, 2017, at 01:25 pm

New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): Three weeks since category 5 Hurricane Maria ripped through Dominica, the scope of the damage remains daunting, with islanders in dire need of water, electricity, food and supplies, the United Nations migration agency reported on Tuesday as it continued to carry out an array of activities as part of the response.

After hurricane, UN assessment finds 800,000 Haitians in dire need of immediate food assistance

After hurricane, UN assessment finds 800,000 Haitians in dire need of immediate food assistance

Oct 25, 2016, at 02:28 pm

New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): An assessment conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Haitian Government and its National Coordination for Food Security (CNSA), has determined that in the wake of Hurricane Matthew some 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance, 800,000 of whom are in a dire situation.