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23 September 2011 - 11:28amWith the grave humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa likely to worsen in the coming months, world leaders will come together on Saturday 24 September to find better ways to help millions of people suffering drought and famine now, and build long-term resilience to prevent similar future crises.... -
22 September 2011 - 10:33amAt an event Monday 19 September, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos was honoured along with WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran by the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for Safe Motherhood, for their ‘outstanding efforts during the Horn of Africa hunger crisis.... -
19 September 2011 - 12:29pmWith the recent declaration of famine in a sixth area of southern Somalia, people continue to move into Mogadishu, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of help. While mortality and malnutrition rates among people arriving in the Dollo Ado camp in Ethiopia remain alarming, the latest Horn of Africa Crisis situation... -
17 September 2011 - 6:59amUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a Ministerial level Mini-Summit on the humanitarian response to the Horn of Africa. The event will take place on 24 September in New York, in the margins of the 66th General Assembly. As well as assessing how the humanitarian community has responded to the... -
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...
