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7 February 2013 - 3:48pmUN agencies and humanitarian partners appealed today for US$892.6 million to help millions of people affected by food insecurity, conflict and disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) 2013, which was launched in DRC’s capital Kinshasa, will... -
5 November 2012 - 5:48pmOCHA Operations Director John Ging called on Monday for a greater response to the “dire humanitarian situation” affecting millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This year alone, violence by armed groups including the M23 has led to massive displacement and abuses... -
1 November 2012 - 4:13pmMore than a year after the post-election crisis, life is gradually returning to normal in Côte d'Ivoire. In the west of the country, where interethnic clashes killed hundreds of people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, most have now returned to their villages. But starting over and... -
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... -
28 September 2012 - 1:12pmUnited Nations agencies and humanitarian partners launched an appeal today (28 September) for US$38.9 million to respond to the food security crisis affecting some 725,000 people in Lesotho. “The humanitarian situation in Lesotho is bad,” said the country’s Prime Minister, Thomas...
