But U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the targets are too far in the future and that more needs to be done sooner.

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The U.N.is expected to launch a formal appeal Friday to fund those emergency needs.

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The U.N.World Food Program says it needs $500,000 to bring 250 metric tons of food to Birao next month because supplies that were pre-positioned earlier in the year are not sufficient to meet greater demand.

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But I figure it now that to one who has taken much physical exercise all your life your body and mind for good functioning need this as much as a motor needs grease and being in N.

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And we believe there needs to be a basis for negotiation and that actions through the U.N. do not create a basis for negotiation, but rather there needs to be a set of principles that the parties can come to the table around.

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Emergency staff has been deployed to Benin to help with shelter, medical and sanitation needs, said the U.N.

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