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9 March 2012 - 3:42pmOn 11 March 2011, Japan experienced one of the worst natural disasters in its history. The Great East Japan Earthquake claimed nearly 16,000 lives and destroyed some 128,000 homes and buildings. More than 3,200 people are still missing. In the hours following the disaster, a joint OCHA/UN... -
6 March 2012 - 3:27amJohn Ging, OCHA’s Operations Director, warned that the Central African Republic (CAR) faces one of the world’s worst funding shortfalls despite the country’s deteriorating humanitarian crisis. Mr. Ging, who visited CAR from 29 February to 2 March, witnessed first hand the... -
2 March 2012 - 1:01amThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces multiple crises including attacks by armed groups, massive displacement, food insecurity and disease outbreaks. Approximately 1.8 million people remain displaced, mostly in eastern DRC, due to conflict. Last year, measles and cholera epidemics claimed more... -
21 February 2012 - 11:33pmThe Government of Pakistan and the UN today launched an Early Recovery Framework to help people still affected by the severe flooding that ravaged parts of Pakistan in August 2011. The framework calls for US$440 million to provide basic aid, such as food, medical supplies, shelter, water and sanitation,... -
16 February 2012 - 7:47pmIn the cool, early hours, before the unrelenting sun rises over the Sahara, humanitarian workers leave Niger’s capital, Niamey, and set off for an assessment mission to the border village of Sinegodar, which is close to the Mali-Niger border. The village is a four-hour drive on a bumpy, desert road...
