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UNITED NATIONS， Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of families are "at extreme risk" as operations to retake western part of Mosul， a city in north Iraq， began， Farhan Haq， the deputy UN spokesman， said here Monday， quoting humanitarian agencies.


"With military operations to retake western Mosul beginning， humanitarian organizations are warning that tens of thousands of families are at extreme risk，" Haq said at a daily news briefing here. "Recent surveys confirm that food and fuel supplies are dwindling， markets and shops have closed， running water is scarce and electricity in many neighborhoods is either intermittent or cut off."


Lise Grande， the UN humanitarian coordinator for Iraq， said that "the situation is distressing，" Haq said.


The United Nations estimates that between 750，000 and 800，000 civilians are living in the western section of the city. Few， if any commercial supplies have reached Mosul during the past three months after the main road to Syria was cut off. Informants report that nearly half of all food shops have closed.


"Humanitarian agencies are rushing to prepare for the humanitarian impact of the military campaign，" he said， adding that emergency sites are being constructed south of the city and stocks of life-saving supplies are being pre-positioned for the 250，000 to 400，000 civilians who may flee.


On Sunday， the Iraqi security forces announced the commencement of a new phase of offensive to drive out the extremist militants of Islamic State (IS) group from its major stronghold in the western side of Mosul， the Iraqi military said.


However， the western side of Mosul appears to be a bigger challenge to the Iraqi forces with its narrow streets and heavy population of between 750，000 and 800，000 people， according to the United Nations (UN) estimates.


Mosul， 400 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad， has been under IS control since June 2014， when Iraqi government forces abandoned their weapons and fled， enabling IS militants to take control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions.


AMMAN nike cortez pink sale , July 31 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Germany signed on Monday several aid agreements to support several projects in the Kingdom.


The agreement on financial cooperation for projects of the German Development Bank (KfW) was signed between minister of Jordan's Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhoury, and German Ambassador, Birgitta Siefker-Eberle.


The aid worths 220 million euros(258 million USD) nike cortez white sale , including 139 million euros(163 million USD) in grants, according to a statement by the German embassy.


The funding will be used to carry out various new projects in the fields of water resource management, education, employment opportunities and energy efficiency nike cortez blue sale , the statement said.


Ambassador Siefker-Eberle also announced new commitments of 191.26 million euros(224 million USD) for 2017 to Jordan for new projects in the water sector, vocational training, employment promotion and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.


The new commitments also include the first German development policy loan in the water sector to Jordan, the ambassador said.


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MADRID nike cortez black leather sale , April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish national team that flies to the World Cup finals in Brazil this June will do so as the reigning world champions and as one of the maximum favorites for the competition, but perhaps the 2014 World Cup will be a tournament too far for Spain.


The Spanish national side has enjoyed an incredible six years since finally casting off its habitual inferiority complex by winning the 2008 European Championship. That side which under the guidance of Luis Aragones showed that Spain can compete against and beat the best, crashed through what had previously been the 'glass ceiling' of the quarter-finals to lift the European title.


It was as if Spain had finally grown up and despite Aragones' replacement by Vicente Del Bosque, Spain have gone on to win the 2010 World Cup and then retain their European title in 2012: something no other side in history has been able to do.


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Del Bosque's great talent has been to know that when something worked he didn't need to tinker with it as his players had the talent and the style to take the team to glory.


A conservative coach by nature, Del Bosque has favored evolution rather than revolution during his six years in charge. It is a tactic which has served him well, but which may just leave Spain falling short in their battle for a fourth consecutive major trophy as the aging legs of key players have not yet found adequate replacements. Spain could be like a fine wine which has just been kept for a year too long in the cellar and which is just starting nike cortez womens sale , if not to go off, then to be past its best.


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