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  • DRC: Humanitarian agencies fight child exploitation
    12 June 2013 - 9:57am
    “Quite a few of the most beautiful homes in Bukavu are built on the sweat of children working in the mines,” says a child protection officer who works in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He can rattle off the names of dozens of artisanal mines that surround South Kivu’s. He...
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  • DRC: UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief calls for end to “immense suffering”
    28 May 2013 - 4:57pm
    The United Nation’s new Deputy Humanitarian Chief, Kyung-wha Kang, has called on government and rebel forces to end the “immense suffering” of civilians in North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ms Kang was speaking at the end of a visit to Goma, the capital of...
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  • Humanitarian Issues: A new way to access information
    21 March 2013 - 11:03am
    What is Humanitarian Kiosk? One of the challenges faced by humanitarian workers is access to timely, relevant and accurate information.   New technology provides an opportunity for humanitarian workers to develop better ways to access and share this information, and get aid to those who need it...
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  • Humanitarian Appeal: UN calls for US$ 8.5 billion to help 51 million...
    14 December 2012 - 10:01am
    The United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013. The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin...
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