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17 October 2012 - 3:07pmThe United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, has allocated US$14 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to life-saving humanitarian projects in Darfur, western Sudan. This money will get vital aid to people who are enduring one of the worst humanitarian crises in the... -
3 October 2012 - 3:10pmHumanitarian organizations have reported that up to 40,000 refugees affected by conflict and food shortages in Sudan could arrive in South Sudan by the end of the year, after the heavy rains and flooding subside. Since the conflict broke out in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile regions in... -
1 October 2012 - 2:30pmTwenty-two-year-old Alice Furaha was five months’ pregnant when she fled her home in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in May. This year, fighting between the Government and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee to neighbouring countries. When Alice... -
28 September 2012 - 1:12pmUnited Nations agencies and humanitarian partners launched an appeal today (28 September) for US$38.9 million to respond to the food security crisis affecting some 725,000 people in Lesotho. “The humanitarian situation in Lesotho is bad,” said the country’s Prime Minister, Thomas... -
27 September 2012 - 2:35pmOne million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict are living in temporary shelters and public buildings. The political crisis and armed conflict have led to a breakdown in public services, leaving more than 5 million people without access to basic...
