Linking early warning to early action in the Sahel While aid agencies agree that early warning systems offer the chance to mitigate humanitarian crises, difficulty in funding pre-emptive measures and government sensitivities in admitting a looming disaster continue to hamper early action.
June 18, 2013 - IRIN
Agents: Fuel-saving measures hamper Border Patrol McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Budget cuts have hampered the U.S. Border Patrol's work in its busiest sector on the Southwest border, agents said Friday, with the agency introducing fuel conservation measures in the Rio Grande Valley that have agents patrolling on foot and doubling up in vehicles.
June 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
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