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Working together in emergencies

Author: Marie McGrath SCN News
Resource type: Article

SCN News 2007: 37-42

Available online at: www.unsystem.org/scn/Publications/SCNNews/scnnews34.pdf

Outlines the background and work of the IFE Core Group and highlights issues.

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