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28 December 2011 - 4:00pmMore than sixty leading experts called for a global ramp-up of research efforts to tackle the rising challenges facing humanitarian workers, at an inaugural Policy and Research Conference in New York. Participants warned that climate change, rising populations, environmental degradation, water shortages... -
24 December 2011 - 3:11pmOn the night of 16 December, flash floods devastated northern Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, killing hundreds of people while they slept – and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee their ravaged homes. Most of the victims were still asleep when floodwaters cascaded from the mountains,... -
22 December 2011 - 3:19pmAid agencies appealed today for US$28.6 million to help nearly half a million people struggling to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Washi in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao. “The first priority is to help those who are displaced as a result of the floods. People... -
20 December 2011 - 12:14pmPakistan has endured a series of unprecedented disasters over recent years, from the 2005 earthquake to devastating floods in 2010. Monsoon rains in 2011 caused widespread flooding yet again, affecting more than 5 million people and compounding the struggle faced by people still rebuilding after last year... -
23 November 2011 - 1:14pmNearly 700,000 people still urgently need humanitarian relief, protection and livelihood support in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao, the UN said today. The warning came as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Catherine Bragg concluded a five-day visit to the Philippines,...
