[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN, aid agencies rush to aid 600,000 in the Philippines

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Iran grants IAEA "managed access" to nuclear sites Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 11, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN, aid agencies rush to aid 600,000 in the Philippines The United Nations and other humanitarian aid agencies are working to provide food, water and medicine to the more than 600,000 people in the Philippines who were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan. 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'The authorities in the Philippines are struggling to bring relief to some of the areas worst affected by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the country.' " UN Dispatch (11/11) Share:      United Nations Iran grants IAEA "managed access" to nuclear sites The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran agreed today to "managed access" for an IAEA team to inspect an Iranian uranium mine and a heavy-water atomic plant. The IAEA and Iran said the agreement will "strengthen their cooperation and dialogue aimed at ensuring the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program." 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