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Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2015 – Disasters Without Borders
Regional cooperation for food security in South Asia
As the Parliament of India debated the milestone National Food Security Bill, some 90 food security experts and policy makers from seven countries in South Asia converged in New Delhi to discuss priorities for accelerating effective regional cooperation for food security. Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Continue reading
501 Fijian troops join UNDOF on the Israel-Syria border
According to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, as of 29 July, UNDOF has 1,166 troops comprised of 501 from Fiji, 193 from India, 339 from Philippines, 130 from Nepal, and three staff officers from Ireland. As for the situation in the Golan, it remains volatile; there are clashes between the Syrian Armed Forces Continue reading