The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA) has created a set of 500 freely available humanitarian icons to help relief workers present information about emergencies and crises quickly and simply.
When a disaster strikes, it is vital that all the different humanitarian agencies and workers...
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference.
Co-chairing a humanitarian event at the conference, Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of...
In December 2011, Al Shabaab released a press release stipulating that “the United Nations has… confirmed its full commitment to supporting the Kenyan invasion of Somalia by funding Kenyan operations now under AMISOM…”
“[Therefore,] we do not recognize the United Nations, or any of its...
More than sixty leading experts called for a global ramp-up of research efforts to tackle the rising challenges facing humanitarian workers, at an inaugural Policy and Research Conference in New York.
Participants warned that climate change, rising populations, environmental degradation, water shortages, and spiraling food...
The UN and aid agencies appealed today for US$268 million to help feed 1.5 million people in Zimbabwe next year, as well as to address other urgent humanitarian needs.
More than one in ten Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the first half of the year, and one million children under-five are at risk of...
23 August 2012 - 10:39amThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA) has created a set of 500 freely available humanitarian icons to help relief workers present information about emergencies and crises quickly and simply. When a disaster strikes, it is vital that all the different humanitarian agencies and workers...
23 February 2012 - 9:38pmEmergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference. Co-chairing a humanitarian event at the conference, Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of...
10 January 2012 - 7:24pmIn December 2011, Al Shabaab released a press release stipulating that “the United Nations has… confirmed its full commitment to supporting the Kenyan invasion of Somalia by funding Kenyan operations now under AMISOM…” “[Therefore,] we do not recognize the United Nations, or any of its...
28 December 2011 - 4:00pmMore than sixty leading experts called for a global ramp-up of research efforts to tackle the rising challenges facing humanitarian workers, at an inaugural Policy and Research Conference in New York. Participants warned that climate change, rising populations, environmental degradation, water shortages, and spiraling food...
9 December 2011 - 6:38pmThe UN and aid agencies appealed today for US$268 million to help feed 1.5 million people in Zimbabwe next year, as well as to address other urgent humanitarian needs. More than one in ten Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the first half of the year, and one million children under-five are at risk of...