How will the UN and its partners help tens of millions of people who urgently need humanitarian aid in 2013? What is it like to be the top UN official responsible for emergency relief, Valerie Amos? How is the international aid system changing to respond better to challenges like the effects of climate change?
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The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, called for more support for displaced people living in camps in Rakhine State, at the end of a four-day visit to Myanmar on Friday.
“We have to improve the situation,” Ms. Amos said. “The reality is that people are living in overcrowded...
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos called on the international community today to help Syria’s neighbours as they struggle to deal with the worsening crisis in the country.
“Neighbouring States are being expected to absorb the bulk of the cost of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees,” said...
The UN Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, concluded her first visit to Mali today with an appeal to the international community and donors not to forget the millions of people facing a food and nutrition crisis.
The crisis is affecting nearly 30 per cent of the Malian population of 15.8 million, including 175,000...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, expressed concern today after meeting displaced people in the Zaheria district of Damascus, at the start of a three-day visit to Syria and Lebanon.
“The people I met today told me they need clean water, sanitation, medical help...
13 December 2012 - 10:22amHow will the UN and its partners help tens of millions of people who urgently need humanitarian aid in 2013? What is it like to be the top UN official responsible for emergency relief, Valerie Amos? How is the international aid system changing to respond better to challenges like the effects of climate change? Find out the...
7 December 2012 - 4:11pmThe Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, called for more support for displaced people living in camps in Rakhine State, at the end of a four-day visit to Myanmar on Friday. “We have to improve the situation,” Ms. Amos said. “The reality is that people are living in overcrowded...
28 November 2012 - 5:54pmUnited Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos called on the international community today to help Syria’s neighbours as they struggle to deal with the worsening crisis in the country. “Neighbouring States are being expected to absorb the bulk of the cost of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees,” said...
30 August 2012 - 5:36pmThe UN Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, concluded her first visit to Mali today with an appeal to the international community and donors not to forget the millions of people facing a food and nutrition crisis. The crisis is affecting nearly 30 per cent of the Malian population of 15.8 million, including 175,000...
14 August 2012 - 6:18pmUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, expressed concern today after meeting displaced people in the Zaheria district of Damascus, at the start of a three-day visit to Syria and Lebanon. “The people I met today told me they need clean water, sanitation, medical help...