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Posted on 05/25/2012 - 09:33


14 May 2012: South Sudanese refugees return to Juba. Credit: UNHCR

Humanitarian workers in Sudan have helped thousands of South Sudanese refugees stranded in Kosti to return home.

More than 4,500 of the 12,000 South Sudanese who were stranded at the Sudanese river port of Kosti have completed their journey home. This comes just over a week into the airlift operation to...



Posted on 04/25/2012 - 11:13


A Malian refugee mother and her children waiting for relief items from UNHCR in Gaoudel, Ayorou district, northern Niger. Credit: UNHCR/ H. Caux

Conflict and displacement in northern Mali are exacerbating the food and nutrition crisis across the region.

Conflict and displacement in northern Mali are continuing to exacerbate the food and nutrition crisis throughout...



Posted on 04/04/2012 - 20:16


An elderly woman makes her way through the flooded streets of Cordoba, Colombia. Credit: Julián Arango for CERF/OCHA

Women in Colombia are taking steps to protect themselves from sexual and gender-based violence, with support from OCHA’s Central Emergency Response Fund.

Some 180 women from communities affected by flooding and armed violence in Colombia’s Córdoba...



Posted on 04/02/2012 - 23:39


New tents have been constructed in Jalozai Camp to accommodate the new arrivals from Khyber Agency. Credit: UNHCR/ T. Irwin

UN agencies offer support to massive influx of displaced people from Khyber Agency.

UN agencies and humanitarian partners are providing aid to a sudden influx of some 123,000 displaced people who have arrived at Jalozai Camp and the surrounding area...



Posted on 03/27/2012 - 21:10


CERF funding will support a measles immunization programme to protect millions of vulnerable children in Yemen. Credit: UNICEF

As measles threatens to become the leading killer of children in Yemen, CERF provides US$5 million for a national immunization campaign.

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated almost US$5 million to support a national...