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7 August 2012 - 12:41pmLike thousands of people in Damascus, the Syrian capital, Abdulahadi, Aisha and their four children fled their home when their neighbourhood came under intense bombardment. Without proper access to medical services, Aisha, who was in her last month of pregnancy, was extremely concerned for her unborn baby... -
6 July 2012 - 3:34pmHumanitarian needs continue to rise in Afghanistan as conflict and recurrent natural disasters affect millions of Afghans and cause civilian casualties and displacement every year. So far in 2012, about 300 natural disasters have affected more than 200,000 people. The planned withdrawal of the... -
17 April 2012 - 3:24pmDeputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Catherine Bragg today called on the international community to help millions of people in Yemen facing a worsening humanitarian crisis, as she ended a two-day visit to Sana’a. The World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have... -
7 July 2011 - 9:55pmThe conflict in the southern Abyan Governorate of Yemen is leading to daily displacement as people flee fighting in the regional capital Zinjibar to neighbouring districts and other Governorates, including Aden and Lahj. The latest OCHA Situation Report notes that there are currently more than 15,610 IDPs... -
22 June 2011 - 6:19pmContinuous conflict in Abyan, Southern Yemen, has resulted in increasing numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) fleeing to neighboring districts. According to the latest OCHA situation report, currently there are 10,000 IDPs from Abyan in Lahj and 15,000 in Aden. Another 15,000 IDPs are said to be...
