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2 April 2013 - 4:37pmHundreds of thousands of people in northern Yemen remain displaced due to the region’s ongoing conflict. They are unable to return home due to the threat of landmines, massive destruction to infrastructure, such as homes, and the lack of access to basic services. “Life is tough here,... -
19 February 2013 - 11:34amUN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos chaired the 7th Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva today, calling on the international community not to let the people of Syria down. “We know that humanitarian action alone cannot solve the problems facing the Syrian people,” she told the media after... -
30 January 2013 - 2:01pmRepresentatives from Member States, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations gathered in Kuwait City today (30 January) to attend the high-level International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. “Today, We have now seen global solidarity in action,” said UN Secretary-General Ban... -
23 January 2013 - 5:32pmUnited Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos called today (23 Jan) on the international community to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria which continues to claim more lives and to displace more people. She said aid organizations desperately need more resources to respond to the crisis.... -
9 November 2012 - 2:29pmHumanitarian agencies warned today that the number of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria is expected to rise to more than four million by early 2013. The Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva heard that funding for the crisis is falling short, reaching only 45 per cent of what is needed...
