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Sep 2023
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Inondations en Libye: «l’assistance huma...

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L'urgence humanitaire en Libye, une semaine après les inondations catastrophiques qui ont frappé l'est du pays, en particulier la ville de Derna... Quelle est la situation sur place, de quoi souffrent les survivants, les sinistrés ? Entretien avec Elie Abou Aoun, directeur Libye de l’ONG International Rescue Committee (IRC).

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