Tens of thousands of people's lives are at stake and they could die if we don't get to them in time.
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The schools that collapsed on the children should not have collapsed. They were death traps.
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Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large.
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