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14 June 2011 - 3:43pmAeneas Chuma, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in Kenya, talks about the country’s intensifying drought, humanitarian financing and working with OCHA. Q: Recent reports state that, during this year, the number of people suffering from food insecurity in East Africa has... -
13 June 2011 - 7:11pmASG Catherine Bragg yesterday completed her five-day mission to Colombia. During the visit, she met with national and local authorities, humanitarian partners and with some of the most vulnerable people, including Afro-Colombian, indigenous, and internally displaced persons, affected by both the recent... -
10 June 2011 - 8:53pmOn the evening of 6 June, the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and other areas of the West and Nippes departments in Haiti were hit by heavy rains. 28 people died, 8 were injured, and 6 are still missing following the torrential rains and mudslides, according to the latest statistics from the Direction de... -
9 June 2011 - 12:06pmWith intense fighting in Misrata and insecurity in Tripoli and other parts of Libya in recent weeks, international access to assess humanitarian needs in the country has remained difficult. However an inter-agency mission travelled to Misrata by IOM-chartered ship from Benghazi 1-2 June, to conduct a... -
8 June 2011 - 6:31pmThe security situation in Abyei remains tense and unpredictable with reports of sporadic gunfire, and tukuls being burnt, according to the latest OCHA situation report. Population movements remain fluid, but as of 5 June, some 96,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the Abyei violence. IOM...
