The United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013.
The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas...
Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC Mr. Moustapha Soumaré said today that there are serious concerns over the humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of people recently displaced by conflict around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“We were able to redirect our funding in the short term...
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(Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 2012): Emotions are running high as I arrive in Mutabi village in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on this September afternoon. Just a few hours ago, some 22,000 people reached Mutabi...
OCHA Operations Director John Ging called on Monday for a greater response to the “dire humanitarian situation” affecting millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This year alone, violence by armed groups including the M23 has led to massive displacement and abuses against civilians in the...
Twenty-two-year-old Alice Furaha was five months’ pregnant when she fled her home in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in May. This year, fighting between the Government and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee to neighbouring countries.
When Alice arrived at the border in...
14 December 2012 - 10:01amThe United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013. The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas...
30 November 2012 - 5:35pmHumanitarian Coordinator for the DRC Mr. Moustapha Soumaré said today that there are serious concerns over the humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of people recently displaced by conflict around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We were able to redirect our funding in the short term...
14 November 2012 - 2:30pm(Scroll down for the French version of the story) (Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 2012): Emotions are running high as I arrive in Mutabi village in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on this September afternoon. Just a few hours ago, some 22,000 people reached Mutabi...
5 November 2012 - 5:48pmOCHA Operations Director John Ging called on Monday for a greater response to the “dire humanitarian situation” affecting millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This year alone, violence by armed groups including the M23 has led to massive displacement and abuses against civilians in the...
1 October 2012 - 2:30pmTwenty-two-year-old Alice Furaha was five months’ pregnant when she fled her home in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in May. This year, fighting between the Government and rebel groups has forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee to neighbouring countries. When Alice arrived at the border in...