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25 January 2012 - 3:20pmThe UN has allocated US$104 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster aid operations in 13 of the world’s most neglected and under-funded humanitarian crises. “Millions of people need help around the world in places which have fallen out of the headlines,” said... -
19 January 2012 - 4:57pmHeavy snow and avalanches in Afghanistan’s remote and mountainous province of Badakhshan are severely hampering efforts to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by disasters in the north-east of the country. OCHA has dispatched two of its staff to the region where they are in close contact... -
11 January 2012 - 8:20pmTwo years ago, a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, leaving in its wake a trail of massive destruction including more than 200,000 people dead and 2.3 million people displaced. One of the largest humanitarian responses ever mounted was launched to provide assistance to the survivors of the most... -
11 January 2012 - 1:26pmIn October 2011, as large parts of Pakistan’s Sindh Province lay devastated by flooding, Mai Rasheeda Qambrani was in severe pain. She was in the last month of pregnancy - her sixth in 10 years - but Rasheeda had not experienced any baby movements for a week. She needed urgent medical attention.... -
5 January 2012 - 1:06pmTime is ticking for international aid organizations in the Philippines, as thousands of people made homeless by flash floods urgently seek new accommodation. It is nearly three weeks since Tropical Storm Washi brought 10 solid hours of torrential rain, causing a three-metre wall of water, mud and logs to...
