GIEWS Special Alert No. 334 - Vanuatu

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GIEWS Special Alert No. 334 - Vanuatu

Agriculture sector of Vanuatu severely damaged by tropical Cyclone Pam

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Category Newsletter

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

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Synopsis (short abstract) This Special Alert has been prepared under the responsibility of FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System, with information from official and unofficial sources. None of the information in this Alert should be regarded as statements of governmental views. Furthermore, the designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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