Crisis news in 60 seconds: April 2019
Video published on International Rescue Committee website on 04/22/2019
This month, the International Rescue Committee’s crisis news roundup looks at Zimbabwe in the wake of the disastrous Cyclone Idai; the rise of the second worst Ebola outbreak ever, in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the challenges Central American asylum-seekers face at the U.S. border.
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