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30 January 2012 - 1:29pmDr. Guido Cornale, UNICEF Representative in Niger since April 2010, has been Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim since August 2011. This year, there are warnings that the country faces a potentially devastating food crisis. Dr. Cornale explains what humanitarian organizations are doing to help the... -
27 January 2012 - 1:44pmZara Ahmed is worried. The youngest of her seven children, 10-month-old Nayle Kelifa, has not been eating well, and has lost a lot of weight. Drought has come to Zara’s village, Fedis, and is delaying the production of corn, peanuts, cabbage and potatoes. She would buy food from the market instead,... -
25 January 2012 - 3:20pmThe UN has allocated US$104 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster aid operations in 13 of the world’s most neglected and under-funded humanitarian crises. “Millions of people need help around the world in places which have fallen out of the headlines,” said... -
24 January 2012 - 12:25pmDarin starts work around midmorning and carries on until late in the afternoon, washing dishes and fetching water. When the customers stop coming, Darin helps her boss fold the table and pack up the pots, bowls and cutlery. Then they head home. “I am trying to help,” explains Mariam, the woman... -
20 January 2012 - 6:09pmThe UN today urged the world not to lose focus on its largest humanitarian crisis, as millions of people still struggle to survive drought and conflict in Somalia. Four million Somalis still need assistance six months after famine was declared in parts of the country. More than 1.3 million people are...
