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13 September 2011 - 1:54pmTorrential monsoon rains have pounded southern Pakistan, triggering serious flooding affecting more than five million people, among them communities still recovering from last year’s extraordinary floods. The disaster has reportedly claimed the lives of 199 people, destroyed or damaged nearly one... -
8 September 2011 - 12:33pmThe World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to deliver 500,000 litres of bottled water to Libya’s capital Tripoli and surrounding areas where a lack of potable water has affected some four million people. “At this time, hundreds of thousands of... -
27 August 2011 - 1:18amThe African Union (AU) hosted an international pledging conference in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, on Thursday to help drought and famine-stricken families across the Horn of Africa. US$350 million, mainly from the African Development Bank (ADB), was pledged to help stem the crisis. With 12.4 million... -
26 August 2011 - 11:47amFrom New York to the Bangkok, Wold Humanitarian Day 2011 was commemorated at events around the world on 19 August. The international community paid tribute to aid workers who lost their lives in the course of duty and celebrated the efforts of aid workers. “Wherever there are people in need, there... -
23 August 2011 - 6:46amOn 19 August 2011, we celebrated World Humanitarian Day in New York and worldwide. The event honours humanitarian workers who lost their lives in the course of duty, celebrates the efforts of aid workers around the world, and calls on the world to urgently scale up the response to the crisis in the Horn of...
