United Nations offers disaster assistance to U.S.
CTV.ca News Staff

A special United Nations task force is on standby ready to be dispatched to the U.S. to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced Friday.

UN spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs said worldwide members of the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Center UNDAC were aware that they could be deployed within hours.

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If that ain't a world first, I dunno. Ah, tempore, ah mores.



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