 Posted on 01/16/2013 - 14:25
Nearly 2 million Malawians, including 300,000 children, do not have enough to eat. The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$3.2 million to UN agencies and humanitarian partners to help nearly 2 million people who are facing food insecurity in Malawi. Chronic poverty, dry weather, poor harvests and rising... |
 Posted on 12/28/2012 - 13:22
Hurricane Sandy hit Cuba and Haiti hard when it passed through the two countries in late October causing deaths and destroying infrastructure, agricultural land and in many cases worsening the food security, health, financial and nutrition situation for many vulnerable groups. Sustained winds reached upwards of 200 km/h as Sandy lashed Santiago de Cuba and Holguin—Cuba’s... |
 Posted on 12/11/2012 - 16:05
Donors increase their pledges for emergency aid in 2013 to US$384 million. More than 40 donors today pledged US$384 million to support the UN Central... |
 Posted on 12/07/2012 - 12:34
Funding needed to contain worst outbreak for twenty years The Sudanese Government and aid agencies are... |
 Posted on 11/21/2012 - 11:09
Funding request increased after October clashes. The western state of Rakhine, Myanmar is nestled between the border with Bangladesh and the Rakhine Mountains. Inter-communal violence in Rakhine in June and October led to some 115,000 people fleeing their homes in fear and taking shelter... |