Aid worker diary: Japan’s tsunami
8 March, 2013
Ground Zero of the Onagawa port (next to Ishinomaki) - the green part of the lying building structure is its rooftop. Credit OCHA/Masaki Watabe
People are starting to rebuild their lives two years after the tsunami.
On 11 March 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of massive tsunamis... Read More >>
Sudan: Families from South Sudan stranded in Khartoum
6 March, 2013
Man and children at the Shegara departure point in Khartoum, awaiting transport to South Sudan.
Lack of funding and insecurity are hampering efforts to transport people home.
Thousands of South Sudanese families are stranded in Sudan’s capital Khartoum waiting for an opportunity to return home, but... Read More >>
Myanmar: Changing perceptions in Rakhine
22 February, 2013
November 2012: World Food Programme food distribution for displaced communities in Rakhine. Credit: OCHA
Agencies stress impartial and independent nature of humanitarian aid.
Tensions are still high in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, where inter-communal violence broke out eight months ago, leaving... Read More >>
Somalia: Better access to people in need in the south
20 February, 2013
Over 380,000 children have received polio vaccination in newly accessible areas of southern Somalia in recent months. Credit: WHO
Health agencies are reaching more people but need better financial support.
UN agencies and humanitarian partners are reaching more people with much-needed healthcare services... Read More >>
Syria: Don’t let the people of Syria down, appeals UN...
19 February, 2013
January 2013, Syria: Despite insecurity and limited funding, aid organizations are reaching affected families in Government and opposition-held areas. Credit: OCHA/David Gough
Valerie Amos calls for more support and access to people in need at 7th Syria Humanitarian Forum.
UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie... Read More >>