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  • Interview: Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Bowden
    15 November 2012 - 10:09am
    Mark Bowden, the former Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, was recently appointed to lead humanitarian operations in Afghanistan. Before he left for Kabul, he spoke to OCHA about his experiences in Somalia, where he spent the majority of his four years responding to one of the most acute humanitarian...
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  • Somalia: One year after famine was declared
    20 July 2012 - 6:26pm
    Despite the progress made since famine was declared in parts of Somalia last July, 3.8 million people still need humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Bowden said on Friday, appealing to countries to continue supporting relief efforts in the East African country.    “Last year,...
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  • The HC Interview: South Sudan
    30 March 2012 - 8:55pm
    South Sudan is not only the world’s youngest country, but also one of its poorest and least developed. More than half of its population does not have enough to eat, and over 1 million South Sudanese are severely food insecure.  Since its independence from Sudan in July 2011, inter-communal...
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