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Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Niño and mitigate climate change

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19 Jul 16 - The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 millions people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Niño phenomenon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.