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  • Libya: Humanitarians mobilize food and medical supplies
    27 September 2011 - 5:49pm
    Intense 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...
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  • Horn of Africa summit calls for joint action to help millions
    25 September 2011 - 11:54am
    Leaders from more than 60 countries came together Saturday at a United Nations mini-Summit on the crisis in the Horn of Africa, chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, to raise awareness of the scale and urgency of the humanitarian...
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  • Summit on the Horn of Africa crisis, Saturday 24 September
    23 September 2011 - 11:28am
    With the grave humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa likely to worsen in the coming months, world leaders will come together on Saturday 24 September to find better ways to help millions of people suffering drought and famine now, and build long-term resilience to prevent similar future crises....
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  • ERC Amos Honored for Horn of Africa action
    22 September 2011 - 10:33am
    At an event Monday 19 September, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos was honoured along with WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran by the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for Safe Motherhood, for their ‘outstanding efforts during the Horn of Africa hunger crisis....
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  • Horn of Africa: Latest Update
    19 September 2011 - 12:29pm
    With the recent declaration of famine in a sixth area of southern Somalia, people continue to move into Mogadishu, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of help. While mortality and malnutrition rates among people arriving in the Dollo Ado camp in Ethiopia remain alarming, the latest Horn of Africa Crisis situation...
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