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UK to Send 1,000 Experts to Conflict and Disaster Zones

D'ici le Tarra Quismundo allumé 09 February 2010

 

Some 1,000 British conflict and disaster relief experts are set to be deployed in countries stricken by violence and natural calamities under a Department for International Development program aimed at assisting reconstruction and redevelopment of such areas, the Times Online reports. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the team tagged the Civilian Stabilization Group will use expertise in diplomacy, defense and development to initiate more effective reconstruction in conflict zones.

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Tarra Quismundo joined Devex Manila as a staff writer in October 2009 after more than six years of working as a reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a nationwide daily, for which she covered major breaking news in politics, military, police and international affairs. Tarra's Devex News coverage focuses on key Asian donors and top aid officials around the globe.

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