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20 January 2012 - 11:22amThe UN confirmed today that more than 120,000 people urgently need aid in South Sudan’s violence-affected Jonglei State - double the amount from just two weeks ago. “The violence in Jonglei hasn’t stopped,” said Lise Grande, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan. “Only two... -
18 January 2012 - 6:03pmUN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Catherine Bragg urged donors to keep helping hundreds of thousands of Ivorians still displaced by post-election violence from late 2010. “Assistance to the most vulnerable persons remains an absolute priority, especially in the country’s... -
18 January 2012 - 12:47pmRoom 8 of Bukavu Hospital’s operating centre is full. All the beds are occupied. Some patients are on mattresses laid out on the floor. With amputated limbs, bullet wounds, open machete wounds, serious burns - all 26 occupants, including children, are victims of the latest attack by the Democratic... -
17 January 2012 - 6:28pmThe UN appealed for $229 million today to help 3.8 million people facing a looming food and nutrition crisis in Niger, warning that the crisis will worsen by the first half of the year. “The appeal aims to provide humanitarian assistance and strengthen the resilience of millions men, women and... -
16 January 2012 - 4:28pmSixty-year old Madeleine Doué, a widow and mother of six, fled Blody, her village in Moyen Cavally, in December 2010 and settled at the Catholic Mission in Duékoué, western Côte d’Ivoire last year. The camp offered Mrs. Doué and her family security as well as access...
