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  • Syria: $1.5bn needed for next six months
    19 December 2012 - 12:41pm
    The United Nations and its humanitarian partners appealed today for $1.5 billion to assist civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria over the next six months, including those inside the country as well as those taking refuge beyond its borders.  The bulk of the appeal – $1 billion...
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  • Tchad: la malnutrition persiste malgré les bonnes récoltes
    19 December 2012 - 12:41pm
    Le Tchad a enregistré beaucoup de pluie dans la seconde moitié de 2012 et les récoltes ont fait le double de la quantité moyenne, suscitant des espoirs pour des lendemains meilleurs. Mais selon les prévisions de l'UNICEF, à peu près le même nombre...
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  • Chad: malnutrition persists despite good harvest
    19 December 2012 - 10:27am
    Chad received plenty of rain in the second half of 2012 and harvests were double the average amount, raising expectations for easier times ahead. But according to UNICEF forecasts, roughly the same number of children will suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2013 as in 2012.   The reasons...
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  • Haiti: Humanitarian funding to address critical needs in 2013
    18 December 2012 - 4:03pm
    The UN and humanitarian partners appealed on 18 December for US$144 million to help more than a million Haitians in 2013. The funding will allow aid agencies to respond to food insecurity, cholera and the displacement crisis in the Caribbean country. Some 2 million Haitians face severe food insecurity,...
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  • Afghanistan: More than 2 million people at risk of cold, disease and...
    17 December 2012 - 3:00pm
    Aid organizations have warned that more than 2 million people in Afghanistan are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter, and are ramping up efforts to help vulnerable families prepare for the cold weather over the next few months.  Last year, Afghanistan experienced one of the...
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