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19 January 2012 - 3:42pmAmbassador Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco of Mexico played an essential role in the creation of Resolution 46/182. Twenty years on, he hopes the determination demonstrated in 1991 continues to inspire aid workers to help people in need. “La resolución 46/182 sent... -
30 December 2011 - 2:11pm2011 has been a deeply challenging year for millions of people around the world - and stretched the capacity of humanitarian aid organisations to the limit. An earthquake and tsunami in Japan, drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, and flooding in Central America, Pakistan and Southeast Asia,... -
12 December 2011 - 4:36pmTwenty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, 46/182, to establish a global humanitarian system. The resolution called for governments and aid agencies around the world to work together to deal with the rising number of crises. Two decades on, that system is more... -
5 December 2011 - 12:48pmInternews’ Director of Humanitarian Media Jacobo Quintanilla explains why providing people with clear information during a crisis, and listening to their concerns, is as important as providing food, shelter and medicine. 17-year-old Suuban* endured 16-hours of child labour on the back of a truck... -
29 November 2011 - 10:58pmAddressing the International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative in Doha, Qatar today, UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos highlighted the need to strengthen civil-military relations at a time when the world is facing greater humanitarian challenges and more and more governments respond to conflicts and...
