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12 December 2011 - 2:11pmThe UN and aid agencies appealed for US$38 million today to help nearly 700,000 people living in war-torn and disaster-prone areas in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao. “The situation remains fragile, and the people continue to live in fear and uncertainty,” said Jacqui Badcock, UN... -
23 November 2011 - 1:14pmNearly 700,000 people still urgently need humanitarian relief, protection and livelihood support in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao, the UN said today. The warning came as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Catherine Bragg concluded a five-day visit to the Philippines,... -
17 November 2011 - 9:47amThe stench of stagnant water fills Jhatpat, one of the main towns in Jaffarabad, in the northern Pakistani province of Balochistan. The congested streets have become unbearable since the September monsoon rains, which have neither drained nor evaporated due to blocked sewage lines and dropping... -
2 November 2011 - 11:42amIn April this year, the Government of Pakistan said it was time for the residents of Jalozai camp to go home. Jalozai is one of the largest camps for people displaced by conflict in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in north western Pakistan. In late 2008, thousands of families were forced to flee from fighting... -
1 November 2011 - 3:53pmMariam Usman has just rebuilt her home on wooden stilts, and the memory of the floods that swallowed her village in June is still fresh. “I always fear that the floods will sweep my children away,” says Ms Usman. A 36-year-old mother of six, she has good reason to be anxious. The small...
