Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Sudan
(New York, 9 August 2012): The United Nations top humanitarian official, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$55 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster humanitarian operations in eight countries with neglected humanitarian emergencies.
Allocations for Afghanistan,...
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mauritania, Mali
16 April 2012: Thousands of people have fled northern Mali due to fighting between the army and Malian Tuareg rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. Some 33,098 Malians took refuge in the town of Fassala, Mauritania, between January and February 2012. The majority (54 per cent) of these people are women...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
13 July 2012: The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has provided US$6,887,544 to six UN agencies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in response to an influx of over 30,000 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The number of Congolese refugees crossing into south-western Uganda has...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Central African Republic
19 July 2012: For nearly a decade, areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) have faced continued violence due to conflict between armed ethnic groups, leading to population displacements. The conflict is exacerbated by a lack of basic social services in the affected regions, leaving thousands of people without health care, education, clean water and appropriate sanitation services...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Paraguay
24 July 2012: Heavy rainfall near the border of Argentina and Chaco Central has caused flooding and devastation in Paraguay. The flooding has isolated entire communities in scattered and marginalized hamlets, where vulnerability to food insecurity is high.
Floods have seriously affected the livelihoods of the most vulnerable indigenous and creole communities. This is due to limited access to...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
(New York, 27 July 2012): The United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, announced today that she has allocated more than US$20 million to help alleviate the suffering of the recent wave of Sudanese refugees fleeing into South Sudan from the conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States.
“Nearly 170,000 people have fled conflict and hunger, and many more are on...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Mali
24 July 2012: The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has given US$6,896,415 to humanitarian partners in Mali to aid conflict-affected people.
Some 146,000 Malians have been internally displaced, and over 191,000 have sought refuge in neighbouring countries following the onset of fighting in January between Government forces and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in Uganda
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
13 July 2012: The United Nations System in Uganda today announced that it has secured 7 million US dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to facilitate a humanitarian response to the influx of over 30,000 refugees fleeing fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The number of Congolese...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Angola
22 June 2012: Angola has recently been impacted by drought in portions of the country due to a significant decrease in rainfall, which has adversely affected the food security of vulnerable households and malnutrition levels. According to Government assessments, an estimated 366,780 households, or some 1.8 million people are affected by drought in 11 provinces. A nutrition survey conducted in 10...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
As of April 2011, Lebanon witnessed the influx of some 6,000 Syrians into the Governorate of North Lebanon. While a small number of the refugees returned after the initial fighting, many remained and their numbers increased as the crisis intensified. As of May 2012, the international aid community is assisting some 25,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The UN reports that two-third...