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  • A bigger role for Asia in humanitarian response (IRIN)
    12 October 2011 - 4:51pm
    Asian countries and regional organizations are playing an increasingly prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters, Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said at the start of a 12-day mission to the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s...
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  • Somalia: Aid agencies have scaled up efforts since the end of August
    6 October 2011 - 7:44pm
    Aid agencies have been able to scale up activities in the last few weeks, despite widespread insecurity and restricted access to people in some parts of the country. The latest reports estimate that around two million people have now received food and other assistance since the famine was declared in July...
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  • Afghanistan: Three million people are affected by drought
    5 October 2011 - 4:33pm
    An estimated three million people are affected by drought in 14 provinces of Afghanistan and they need urgent help with food, nutrition, healthcare and clean water. On 1 October the Humanitarian Country Team in Afghanistan launched an appeal for US $142 million to help the Government provide them with life...
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  • The HC Interview: Kenya
    14 June 2011 - 3:43pm
    Aeneas Chuma, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in Kenya, talks about the country’s intensifying drought, humanitarian financing and working with OCHA. Q: Recent reports state that, during this year, the number of people suffering from food insecurity in East Africa has...
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