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  • DPRK: Humanitarian agencies concerned about decline in funding
    17 May 2013 - 9:53am
    Humanitarian agencies in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have warned that a lack of funding is limiting their ability to meet the most pressing needs of people and communities. Over the past decade the UN and its partners have seen a dramatic reduction in donor support to one of the...
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  • Yemen: “Dramatic humanitarian situation” could erode political...
    16 May 2013 - 2:09pm
    Yemen’s chronic humanitarian crisis threatens to undermine recent moves towards political stability, warned the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Ismail OuldCheikh Ahmed. Speaking at a press conference in Geneva today (16 May), Mr Ahmed said that efforts to bring stability to the country...
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  • Myanmar: Relocations must continue ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, urges UN
    15 May 2013 - 4:45pm
    As the people and Government of Myanmar brace themselves for Cyclone Mahasen, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Mr. Ashok Nigam, has called for the prompt relocation of everyone who will be affected. “People who will be severely affected by the cyclone need to be urgently supported to move...
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  • Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare for Tropical Cyclone
    14 May 2013 - 9:49am
    Governments and aid agencies have activated disaster response mechanisms in Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of the expected landfall early Friday (17 May) of Tropical Cyclone Mahasen. "Mahasen could be life threatening for millions of people in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India," warned Humanitarian...
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  • Sudan: Building roads and trust in Darfur
    13 May 2013 - 2:32pm
    In the village of Yathriba, in Central Darfur, a group of men and women are building a bridge across a small, muddy stream. They work methodically, slowly putting stones into place, conserving their energy under the hot Sudanese sun. During the rainy season this small stream can easily flood and cut...
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