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19 October 2011 - 8:15pmThe humanitarian crisis in Côte d’Ivoire needs an urgent boost in international funding, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator said on Wednesday, during a European tour to draw more attention to the country’s fragile recovery. More than 194,000 people are internally displaced, and more... -
17 October 2011 - 2:35pmNational authorities, the UN and aid agencies are accelerating their response to multiple cholera outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, part of a region-wide effort to curb an epidemic across western and central Africa. In the western DRC, more than 7,000 people have fallen ill and 390 people... -
27 September 2011 - 5:49pmIntense fighting and insecurity are reported in Sirte, Bani Walid, and parts of southern Libya, continuing to hamper humanitarian access and assistance. Humanitarian actors have expressed concern over the situation in Sirte, where the electricity supply has reportedly been cut off and there are water... -
8 September 2011 - 12:33pmThe World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to deliver 500,000 litres of bottled water to Libya’s capital Tripoli and surrounding areas where a lack of potable water has affected some four million people. “At this time, hundreds of thousands of... -
4 August 2011 - 1:33amThe unpredictable security situation in western Cote d’Ivoire and its economic capital, Abidjan, is frustrating the delivery of humanitarian assistance and keeping scores of would-be returnees from heading home. According to Amnesty International, half a million people remain displaced by the...
