The UN's emergency response plan for Syrian refugees, Oxfam said, currently lacked 75% of the funding required.

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Despite this understanding, there is still no serious emergency response plan in place.

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Earlier this month, Greenpeace claimed Gazprom's oil spill response plan went out of date in July and says that - according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency - the company has not submitted or approved a new one.

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