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15 December 2011 - 2:18pmUN and aid agencies appealed today for US$764 million to help nearly four million people cope with drought, rising food prices and poverty in Kenya. The crisis has left millions of people with limited access to food and water, and some areas now have the highest malnutrition rate recorded in a decade. And... -
13 December 2011 - 4:59pmTwenty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, 46/182, to establish a global humanitarian system. The resolution called for governments and aid agencies around the world to work together to deal with the rising number of crises. Two decades on, that system is more... -
13 December 2011 - 2:58pmThe UN and aid agencies called for US$1.5 billion today to continue addressing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where four million people lack basic necessities such as food, water and shelter. “With the humanitarian situation expected to remain critical well into next year... -
28 November 2011 - 3:49pmEmergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said today she was “extremely concerned” by Al-Shabaab’s seizure of property and equipment belonging to several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies working to alleviate suffering in southern Somalia. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki... -
18 November 2011 - 4:30pmData from the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in southern Somalia showed that scaled-up humanitarian assistance has had a significant impact on parts of Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions. Famine, however, still persists in...
