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18 December 2012 - 4:03pmThe UN and humanitarian partners appealed on 18 December for US$144 million to help more than a million Haitians in 2013. The funding will allow aid agencies to respond to food insecurity, cholera and the displacement crisis in the Caribbean country. Some 2 million Haitians face severe food insecurity,... -
11 December 2012 - 3:45pmMore than 40 donors today pledged US$384 million to support the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) next year, contributing to a $9 million increase in pledges from 2012. Since its launch in 2006, the CERF, which has an annual funding target of $450 million, has enabled aid to reach millions... -
17 October 2012 - 3:07pmThe United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$14 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to life-saving humanitarian projects in Darfur, western Sudan. This money will get vital aid to people who are enduring one of the worst humanitarian crises in the... -
3 October 2012 - 3:10pmHumanitarian organizations have reported that up to 40,000 refugees affected by conflict and food shortages in Sudan could arrive in South Sudan by the end of the year, after the heavy rains and flooding subside. Since the conflict broke out in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile regions in... -
1 October 2012 - 2:30pmTwenty-two-year-old Alice Furaha was five months’ pregnant when she fled her home in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in May. This year, fighting between the Government and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee to neighbouring countries. When Alice...
