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10 January 2012 - 7:24pmIn December 2011, Al Shabaab released a press release stipulating that “the United Nations has… confirmed its full commitment to supporting the Kenyan invasion of Somalia by funding Kenyan operations now under AMISOM…” “[Therefore,] we do not recognize the United Nations,... -
9 January 2012 - 1:13pmSaleh Ali Showi and his family have lived in a camp in Al Mazraq in Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, since August 2009. They were forced to abandon their home after fighting broke out between the Government and Houthi-led separatist fighters. It is a difficult life—one made even more complicated... -
6 January 2012 - 7:42pmHalf a year after the declaration of famine, Somalia continues to face one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world. Four million people still need humanitarian assistance, and insecurity is severely hampering the ability of aid agencies to deliver. Nonetheless, many humanitarian workers remain... -
5 January 2012 - 1:06pmTime is ticking for international aid organizations in the Philippines, as thousands of people made homeless by flash floods urgently seek new accommodation. It is nearly three weeks since Tropical Storm Washi brought 10 solid hours of torrential rain, causing a three-metre wall of water, mud and logs to... -
4 January 2012 - 4:29pmWhen Nestor Gonkapieu heard gunshots ring out in his village in December 2010, he didn’t wait to see who was shooting before running for cover. “In 2002, the same sound preceded a massacre here,” he remembers. Nestor’s daughter, Cyprienne, was playing outside the village...
