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7 February 2013 - 3:48pmUN agencies and humanitarian partners appealed today for US$892.6 million to help millions of people affected by food insecurity, conflict and disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) 2013, which was launched in DRC’s capital Kinshasa, will... -
14 December 2012 - 10:01amThe United Nations today called for US$ 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... -
1 November 2012 - 4:13pmMore than a year after the post-election crisis, life is gradually returning to normal in Côte d'Ivoire. In the west of the country, where interethnic clashes killed hundreds of people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee, most have now returned to their villages. But starting over and... -
28 September 2012 - 1:12pmUnited Nations agencies and humanitarian partners launched an appeal today (28 September) for US$38.9 million to respond to the food security crisis affecting some 725,000 people in Lesotho. “The humanitarian situation in Lesotho is bad,” said the country’s Prime Minister, Thomas... -
21 September 2012 - 4:49pmDecades of conflict, massive displacement, chronic poverty and food insecurity affect millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The number of people displaced by violence in the vast Central African country has risen by more than 25 per cent to 2.24 million people since the...
