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Humanitarian Issues: A new way to access information
21 March, 2013
The Humanitarian Kiosk (H.Kiosk) application provides a range of up-to-the-minute humanitarian related information from emergencies around the world.
Q and A on Humanitarian Kiosk app.
What is Humanitarian Kiosk?
One of the challenges faced by humanitarian workers is access to timely, relevant and...
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CERF: US$3.2 million to fight food crisis in Malawi
16 January, 2013
School feeding programme in Malawi. Credit: WFP
Nearly 2 million Malawians, including 300,000 children, do not have enough to eat.
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$3.2 million to UN agencies and humanitarian partners to help nearly 2 million people who are facing food...
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Humanitarian Appeal: UN calls for US$ 8.5 billion to help...
14 December, 2012
14 Dec: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos (middle), World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy launch the Consolidated Appeal Process 2013 in Rome. Credit: WFP
As we enter 2013, there is no let-up in humanitarian needs in the...
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Southern Africa: People face “silent food-insecurity...
19 October, 2012
June, 2012: A farmers in Lesotho who participated in FAO's pilot programme to strengthen farmers’ capacity to adapt to climate change. Credit: IRIN/Mujahid Safodien
UN deputy humanitarian chief says preparedness is key to ending chronic poverty.
UN deputy humanitarian chief Catherine Bragg wrapped up her...
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Emergency Response Fund in Action in Zimbabwe
31 January, 2011
Sibanda, an orphan who was forced out of school following his parents’ deaths. Credit: OCHA/Lilian Nduta
Khulekani Sibanda, 20, smiles bigger than ever before, as he just received $24 of groceries for his work clearing sand and debris from a section of storm drains in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Sibanda,...
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