In 2012, UN agencies and humanitarian partners helped millions of people affected by natural disasters, food insecurity, conflicts and displacement across the globe. As the year draws to an end, OCHA’s Operations Director John Ging talks about some of the major challenges aid organizations faced in 2012. He also...
Some 180 women from communities affected by flooding and armed violence in Colombia’s Córdoba department have come together in the town of Santa Cruz de Lorica to build a women’s shelter. Although some men helped behind the scenes, the women themselves built the shelter and painted it, and are now...
Aid agencies must far more urgently establish the differing needs of men and women, young and old people, in order to save lives and rebuild communities during a crisis, a new report by leading humanitarian experts has warned.
"Sex and Age Matter", published by the Feinstein International Center and sponsored by...
DRC: Life-saving assistance must be complemented with development, stabilization and security
ASG Catherine Bragg today concluded her five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She met with Congolese people affected by violence and poverty, DRC Government officials, and humanitarian workers. ...
Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on an official visit to the country. During the five-day mission the ASG will travel to the capital, Kinshasa, and visit the South Kivu and Orientale provinces affected by...
24 December 2012 - 11:06amIn 2012, UN agencies and humanitarian partners helped millions of people affected by natural disasters, food insecurity, conflicts and displacement across the globe. As the year draws to an end, OCHA’s Operations Director John Ging talks about some of the major challenges aid organizations faced in 2012. He also...
4 April 2012 - 9:11pmSome 180 women from communities affected by flooding and armed violence in Colombia’s Córdoba department have come together in the town of Santa Cruz de Lorica to build a women’s shelter. Although some men helped behind the scenes, the women themselves built the shelter and painted it, and are now...
21 October 2011 - 3:15pmAid agencies must far more urgently establish the differing needs of men and women, young and old people, in order to save lives and rebuild communities during a crisis, a new report by leading humanitarian experts has warned. "Sex and Age Matter", published by the Feinstein International Center and sponsored by...
4 June 2011 - 2:06pmDRC: Life-saving assistance must be complemented with development, stabilization and security ASG Catherine Bragg today concluded her five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She met with Congolese people affected by violence and poverty, DRC Government officials, and humanitarian workers. ...
2 June 2011 - 1:31amAssistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Catherine Bragg, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on an official visit to the country. During the five-day mission the ASG will travel to the capital, Kinshasa, and visit the South Kivu and Orientale provinces affected by...