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13 June 2013 - 3:20pmInter-communal violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in June and October 2012 displaced an estimated 140,000 people. Many fled to temporary camps where they have been living without adequate shelter or sanitation facilities. Continued tensions between communities means that these families are still... -
12 June 2013 - 9:57am“Quite a few of the most beautiful homes in Bukavu are built on the sweat of children working in the mines,” says a child protection officer who works in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He can rattle off the names of dozens of artisanal mines that surround South Kivu’s. He... -
11 June 2013 - 11:47amGorno Badakhshan Autonomous Province sits on Tajikistan’s far eastern fringe. It is isolated, sparsely populated and, like most of Tajikistan, highly prone to disasters such as flooding and mudslides. There are very few international organizations present in the area and little attention is paid to... -
7 June 2013 - 11:52amThe United Nation’s Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos announced an unprecedented revision to the humanitarian appeal for Syria in Geneva today. UN agencies and humanitarian partners are appealing for US$4.4 billion to assist millions of people affected by Syria’s conflict in 2013. This is the... -
7 June 2013 - 8:28amThe United Nations and its partners have dramatically increased their 2013 humanitarian appeal for Syria to approximately US$4.4 billion, from the $1.5 billion that was requested to cover January to June. This reflects the fact that the needs of people in Syria, and of those who have fled the...
