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13 June 2011 - 7:11pmASG Catherine Bragg yesterday completed her five-day mission to Colombia. During the visit, she met with national and local authorities, humanitarian partners and with some of the most vulnerable people, including Afro-Colombian, indigenous, and internally displaced persons, affected by both the recent... -
.jpg "Nigeria lead poisoning: The OCHA/UNEP team measures pH of well water in Abare village surrounded by curious villagers. Credit: OCHA/Matthew Conway")
18 May 2011 - 10:50pmThe United Nations and Green Cross International today announced the winners of the Green Star Awards. The award is given in recognition of individuals, organizations, government and private enterprises that have demonstrated leadership in preparing for, responding to, and reducing the environmental... -
10 May 2011 - 5:40pmThe United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) launched the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2011, Revealing Risk, Redefining Development, at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction today in Geneva. The report stresses the need for the international... -
3 May 2011 - 8:51pmWith the onset of this year’s rainy season, the official number of people affected by flooding in Colombia has risen to 3 million, with 410 dead and another 482 missing. Last year, flooding affected over 2 million people, many of whom have yet to receive aid. Governors in some of the affected... -
26 April 2011 - 7:06pmASG Catherine Bragg is in Quito, Ecuador this week, to attend the Fourth Regional Meeting on Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbeanand to discuss global humanitarian issues and regional challenges with senior representatives of the Government of Ecuador....
