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Fiji: UNICEF on stand-by with supplies and personnel in wake of Cyclone Winston

21 February 2016
In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck the island nation of Fiji Saturday night, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it is on stand-by to provide emergency supplies and additional personnel to support the Government as it works to determine critical needs.
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El Niño passed peak, but UN weather agency warns ‘not to lower guard’ as impacts continue

18 February 2016
The 2015-2016 El Niño, one of the strongest on record, has passed its peak, but its humanitarian and economic impacts will continue for many months to come, the United Nations weather agency has announced, adding that lessons learned from this climate phenomenon would help build global resilience to weather related hazards.
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New UN report reveals devastating human toll of disasters in 'hottest year on record'

11 February 2016
A new analysis issued today by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that 2015 – the hottest year on record – confirmed that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards.