If it continues to be so dangerous to do humanitarian work, we may not be able to sustain our operations for 2.5 million people,
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Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance today, because it is too dangerous.
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This year has really been the year of natural disasters, with nature at its worst and humanity at its best.
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