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28 September 2011 - 5:59pmEmergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos started a two-day visit to Haiti today, to take stock of the humanitarian situation and assistance currently being provided to people affected by the January 2010 earthquake and the cholera... -
5 August 2011 - 8:01amHaiti is bracing for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Emily approaches. Authorities have called on people living in coastal and low-lying areas to evacuate to higher ground. The country is still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake. Over 630,000 are still living in emergency... -
13 June 2011 - 7:11pmASG Catherine Bragg yesterday completed her five-day mission to Colombia. During the visit, she met with national and local authorities, humanitarian partners and with some of the most vulnerable people, including Afro-Colombian, indigenous, and internally displaced persons, affected by both the recent... -
3 May 2011 - 8:51pmWith the onset of this year’s rainy season, the official number of people affected by flooding in Colombia has risen to 3 million, with 410 dead and another 482 missing. Last year, flooding affected over 2 million people, many of whom have yet to receive aid. Governors in some of the affected... -
26 April 2011 - 7:06pmASG Catherine Bragg is in Quito, Ecuador this week, to attend the Fourth Regional Meeting on Enhancing International Humanitarian Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbeanand to discuss global humanitarian issues and regional challenges with senior representatives of the Government of Ecuador....
