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9 December 2012 - 8:53pmAt first, the main road out of Davao, southern Mindanao, to the picturesque Compostela Valley looks completely normal. Lorries and motorbikes weave through the traffic and, by the side of the road, shops and houses are festooned with Christmas decorations. But as we near the area that suffered the brunt... -
7 December 2012 - 4:11pmThe Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, called for more support for displaced people living in camps in Rakhine State, at the end of a four-day visit to Myanmar on Friday. “We have to improve the situation,” Ms. Amos said. “The reality is that people are... -
7 December 2012 - 12:30pmThe Sudanese Government and aid agencies are making progress in their attempts to halt the spread of mosquito-borne yellow fever and immunize 6 million people in Darfur, despite funding and logistical challenges. More than 700 people contracted the disease and 165 have died in what the World Health... -
6 December 2012 - 12:48pmOne day after Typhoon Bopha (known locally as Pablo) hit the Mindanao coastline, teams from the Government and humanitarian organizations spread out across the island to assess the situation and find out what help people needed. I visited Cateel as a member of one of those teams. Typhoon Bopha made... -
5 December 2012 - 1:27pmDecember 5 is International Volunteer Day, when we recognise and highlight the contributions of volunteers in the service of others. Through a partnership with the UN Volunteers programme, OCHA counts among its ranks volunteers who are making significant contributions to humanitarian response in...
