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English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Disaster Management, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Flood, Land Slide and more; published on 26 May 2021 by FAO

Promoting longer-term approaches in protracted crises: Perspectives from across the nexus Format The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Development Initiatives (DI), and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) hosted a roundtable to discuss ways to meet the longer-term needs of crisis-affected populations more effectively. The discussion helped to stimulate dialogue and foster mutual understanding as to how development and humanitarian actors can integrate peace as a c...

WATERTOWN — City officials haven’t given up on having people sitting on their blankets at Thompson Park to watch fireworks and hear an orchestra play patriotic songs at the city’s Fourth of July concert this summer. A few weeks ago, the Watertown Noon Rotary canceled the July 4th celebration at Thompson Park because of the uncertainty with COVID-19. The event also wasn’t held last summer because of the pandemic. But the City Council will be asked on Monday night to appropria...