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Originally published January 15, 2000

Morocco participates in first Francophony women conference
A Moroccan delegation of officials, experts and non-governmental organizations will take part next February 4-5 in the first Francophony women conference, held by the inter-governmental Francophony agency and the Great Dukedom of Luxembourg. Morocco, Politics, 1/15/2000
A financial shortage in the UNRWA budget
Asaad Abd El-Rahman, the official for the refugee issue in the Palestinian Liberation Organization depicted the financial status of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as very difficult, saying that the host countries for the refugees and the Palestinian camps are living in anxiety due to the financial shortage of the agency, which negatively reflects on the services presented to the refugees which in the first place suffer a shortage. Regional, Politics, 1/15/2000
Relief workers killed in Sudan
A Norwegian relief worker announced on Friday that eight relief workers were killed in southern Sudan when rebels from Uganda set fire to their car. Sudan, Politics, 1/15/2000
Over 65% of Moroccan babies are breast fed
More than 65% of Moroccan babies aged less than 24 months are breast fed, says the Moroccan statistics department. Morocco, Health, 1/15/2000