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2 February 2012 - 2:13pmThe UN is appealing for US$718 million to help hundreds of thousands of Congolese facing conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters and limited access to basic social services in the vast Central African country. The funding will allow humanitarian organizations to provide basic aid such as food, water and... -
1 February 2012 - 11:46amAid organizations have provided life-saving blankets, quilts and warm clothes to thousands of people returning home in Pakistan’s north-west. In recent years, the area has witnessed an upsurge in militant activities, military operations and drone attacks, all of which have affected the lives of... -
31 January 2012 - 4:59pmEarlier this month we launched the “OCHA in 2012 & 2013 Plan and Budget”. For the first time, the publication was summarized in print with substantial additional details made available on a dedicated website: www.unocha.org/ocha2012-13 Now that you have had time to go through the full... -
31 January 2012 - 1:12pmOn 6 December 2011, two children drowned in a sewage cesspool in the Qatatwa neighbourhood of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Wesam Abu Sahlouh, 4, and his sister Malek, 2, lived in a small refugee house nearby the cesspool. They managed to crawl through a hole in the fence surrounding the... -
30 January 2012 - 1:29pmDr. Guido Cornale, UNICEF Representative in Niger since April 2010, has been Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim since August 2011. This year, there are warnings that the country faces a potentially devastating food crisis. Dr. Cornale explains what humanitarian organizations are doing to help the...
