Syria: $1.5bn needed for next six months
19 December, 2012
Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Credit: UNHCR/S. Malkawi
UN and humanitarian partners seek funding for internally displaced people and refugees.
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners appealed today for $1.5 billion to assist civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria over... Read More >>
Chad: malnutrition persists despite good harvest
19 December, 2012
Saïdi Kizeme (left) is Djiddé Zakaria's mother and grandmother to 10-month-old Ahmat who was admitted to the Biltine Therapeutic Nutrition Centre after he became critically ill. Credit: OCHA/Pierre Peron
Much has been done to halt the food crisis that gripped Chad in 2012 but agencies warn that tens of... Read More >>
Afghanistan: More than 2 million people at risk of cold,...
17 December, 2012
Winter aid distribution in Kudeki Stan settlement, Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen
Aid organizations step up efforts to help Afghans through cold weather.
Aid organizations have warned that more than 2 million people in Afghanistan are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition... Read More >>
Humanitarian Appeal: UN calls for US$ 8.5 billion to help...
14 December, 2012
14 Dec: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos (middle), World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy launch the Consolidated Appeal Process 2013 in Rome. Credit: WFP
As we enter 2013, there is no let-up in humanitarian needs in the... Read More >>
Aid Worker Diary: People Helping People after Typhoon Bopha
9 December, 2012
Relief supplies in Compostela valley, Mindanao. Credit: OCHA/UNDAC
Local people organize the response in Compostela valley, Mindanao.
At first, the main road out of Davao, southern Mindanao, to the picturesque Compostela Valley looks completely normal. Lorries and motorbikes weave through the traffic and... Read More >>