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4 September 2012 - 3:45pmOn World Humanitarian Day this year (19 August) we celebrated the most basic principle of humanitarian work: People Helping People. For inspiration, and to remind everyone of the extraordinary things ordinary people are capable of doing, we asked professional aid workers to tell us a story about someone... -
1 September 2012 - 1:25pmA month of heavy rains in Niger has caused the Niger River to overflow and flood areas in the west of the country, including the capital, Niamey. Entire communities have been forced to move to higher ground and thousands of families who have lost their homes have sought shelter in schools. So far, 52... -
17 August 2012 - 6:01pmOn World Humanitarian Day, we remember our colleagues who have been killed while working to help others. In 2011, 308 humanitarian workers were killed, injured or kidnapped. Most of them were local staff, and most of them were targeted because of their work. This year, we are marking World... -
31 July 2012 - 12:21pmNine months ago, in September 2011, devastating floods in southern Pakistan ruined basic infrastructure and key medical facilities in Shaheed Benazirabad District, Sindh Province, leaving thousands of people without health services. Suleh Bibi, 25, was in the final stretch of her pregnancy, but she was... -
27 July 2012 - 11:12amLast year, OCHA ranked Myanmar as the most at-risk Asia-Pacific country. It is vulnerable to devastating natural disasters, poverty and conflicts. Despite being a resource-rich country with a strong agricultural base, its population of over 50 million people are among the poorest in the world. Years of...
