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<h3 lang="en"><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/fao-welcomes-10-million-donation-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-fight-desert-locust">FAO welcomes $10 million donation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa</a></h3>
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<p>Hundreds of thousands of newly displaced civilians in the Idlib area are running out of options to find basic safety. The daily reality of cold, wet and snowy weather is compounding the conditions.</p>
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<h3 lang="en"><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambiquebuzi-floods-information-bulletin-n-1">Communities in Mozambique face severe flooding, more than 7,400 people forced to flee in Buzi alone</a></h3>
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<p>Sofala province was severely affected by the rising level of the water basin, which led to floods. These floods in the region caused the isolation of communities.</p>
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<h3 lang="en"><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/mauritania/unhcr-and-ilo-facilitate-integration-malian-refugees-mauritania">UN agencies facilitate the integration of Malian refugees in Mauritania</a></h3>
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<p>More than 55,000 Malian refugees live in Mbera camp in eastern Mauritania, 60km from the border with Mali. With little or no opportunity for integration into the labour market, they survive mainly on aid.</p>
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<h3 lang="en"><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/greece/vulnerable-asylum-seekers-struggle-access-medical-care-overcrowded-greek-islands">Vulnerable asylum-seekers struggle to access medical care on overcrowded Greek islands</a></h3>
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<p>More than 18,000 people now living at a site built for 2,200. UNHCR is calling for EU member states to demonstrate their solidarity and help to alleviate pressure by relocating asylum-seekers.</p>
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<h3 lang="en"><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/fao-welcomes-10-million-donation-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-fight-desert-locust">FAO welcomes $10 million donation from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa</a></h3>
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