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  • LIBYA: Humanitarian efforts continue despite heavy shelling
    18 April 2011 - 1:05pm
    In the past four days, Misrata has been heavily shelled during fighting between Government and opposition forces. Media report that over 100 missiles have been launched daily. Unconfirmed numbers of civilians have been killed or injured. Local organizations report that casualties include children and the...
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  • Côte d'Ivoire: "We must not let the people of Côte d'...
    16 April 2011 - 1:50pm
    Former president Laurent Gbagbo was captured by President Alassane Ouattara's Republican Forces on 11 April, but the situation in Abidjan remains volatile. According the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, at least 900 deaths have been confirmed in Abidjan and western Côte d'...
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  • Severe drought affects millions in Eastern Africa
    15 April 2011 - 7:47pm
    The failure of the October to December 2010 rains in the Eastern Horn of Africa has left nearly 8.4 million people food insecure and requiring emergency assistance in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and the Karamoja region in Uganda. Drought has led to substantial harvest failure, deteriorating pasture...
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  • LIBYA: Hundreds stranded as Misrata violence continues
    15 April 2011 - 4:50pm
    Civilians are in grave danger as fighting between Government and opposition forces continues in western Libya. More reports emerged yesterday of heavy shelling of the port of Misrata, which resulted in several casualties and prevented ships from docking. Several hundred women, children, third-country...
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  • Humanitarians launch updated disaster relief standards
    14 April 2011 - 2:56pm
    The Sphere Project, a leading initiative promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian work, released the revised English version of its handbook Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response today. The launch is taking place in a dozen countries around the world. According...
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