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  • The Broader View: “We felt it was the end of the cold war”
    14 December 2011 - 1:26pm
    Twenty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, 46/182, to establish a global humanitarian system. The resolution called for governments and aid agencies around the world to work together to deal with the rising number of crises.  Two decades on, that system is more...
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  • Humanitarian Appeal 2012: UN calls for US$ 7.7 billion to help 51...
    14 December 2011 - 9:26am
    The United Nations today called for US$ 7.7 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies around the world in 2012. The appeals, issued in Geneva by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva, aim to assist...
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