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  • Humanitarian Issues: Improving the lives of national staff on the...
    21 November 2011 - 11:37am
    On 31 October 2011, a car bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killed three national UNHCR staff. It was a harrowing reminder that national humanitarian workers – who come from the countries where they deliver assistance, and who constitute more than 90 per cent of aid workers in the field – bear the...
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  • Somalia: Increased humanitarian assistance lifts some areas out of...
    18 November 2011 - 4:30pm
    Data from the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in southern Somalia showed that scaled-up humanitarian assistance has had a significant impact on parts of Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions. Famine, however, still persists in...
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  • Pakistan: Picking up the pieces in Balochistan after the rains
    17 November 2011 - 9:47am
    The 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...
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  • Horn of Africa: With no camels left, Somali pastoralists face journey...
    16 November 2011 - 11:58am
    The dark clouds of the seasonal gu rains may be on the horizon earlier than expected, but for many people in the village of Docol it’s already too late. Like other pastoralists in Somalia, Nadifa’s life has changed beyond recognition over the past few months. “Life was beautiful, we had...
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  • Aid worker diaries: Biscuits by boat, food aid in the mangroves
    14 November 2011 - 4:15pm
    It’s a bright November morning in Puerto San Luis la Herradura, on El Salvador's south coast. The sun is high, the tide is low and local fishermen are returning to evaluate the dawn’s catch. Nearby, pupusas– a traditional favourite similar to a corn tortilla - are simmering on a hot...
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