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HotSpots H2O, July 6: EU Increases Humanitarian Aid to War-Torn DRC

HotSpots H2O, July 6: EU Increases Humanitarian Aid to War-Torn DRC.
The Global Rundown The European Commission will provide an additional €5 million in humanitarian aid to victims of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where access to food, water, and healthcare is increasingly limited.
The number of new cholera cases in Yemen is slowing, but contaminated water and poor health infrastructure could lead to continued spread of the disease.
Research by Save the Children details the importance of providing psychological support to children displaced from the brutal ISIS-government conflict in Mosul, Iraq.
“You have got more people, with more livestock, on less and less productive rangeland and it’s a really explosive situation.
VOA By The Numbers €28 million Total amount of funding that the EU has provided to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017.
The humanitarian aid will help provide the displaced population with water, food, shelter, and healthcare.
Relief Web 219,000 Estimated number of cholera cases in Yemen as of June 26, according to WHO.
South Korea struggles to conserve rainwater and is the world’s fifth-largest importer of “virtual water,” which is water used in industrial and agricultural production.
The situation could be further complicated if North Korea changes the water course on the peninsula by releasing water from its dams.

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