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UN says nearly six million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa

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The conference agenda will address challenges in disaster management, including access to loss-and-damage financing, modernising early-warning systems, strengthening supply chain logistics and supporting community-led adaptation.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 4, CMC – The United Nations says an estimated six million people have been affected by Hurricane Melissa, the category 5  storm which swept across the Caribbean last week, prompting UN agencies to scale up relief operations to safeguard livelihoods and reduce further losses.

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