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| Worldwide disasters in 2007 (by category) |
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| Main relief operations (by category) 1919-2005 |
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| Type |
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Number |
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| Floods, cyclones |
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523 |
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| Population movements |
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335 |
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| Earthquakes |
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163 |
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| Food security |
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214 |
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| Socio-economic |
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404 |
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| Mixed regional programs |
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194 |
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| Health & care |
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126 |
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| Volcanic eruptions |
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17 |
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| Storms, fires |
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41 |
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| Mixed operations |
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39 |
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| Other |
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37 |
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| Appeals 2007 - number of beneficiaries |
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| Africa |
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2,371,271 |
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| Americas |
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468,457 |
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| Asia/Pacific |
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17,277,447 |
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| Europe |
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19,292 |
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| Middle East/North Africa |
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961,810 |
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| Total: |
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21,098,277 |
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| Appeals 2006-07 - value in Swiss francs (CHF) |
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| Africa |
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119.6 million |
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| Americas |
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18.5 million |
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| Asia and Pacific |
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7.7 million |
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| Europe |
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37.9 million |
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| Middle East/North Africa |
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13.1 million |
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| Global and multi regions |
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78.3 million |
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| Total: |
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275.1 million |
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| For more information on Federation Appeals, including statistics categorised by region and by type of disaster go to Federation web site. |
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