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16 December 2011 - 1:42pmTwenty 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... -
16 December 2011 - 1:36pmThe UN has called for US$1.06 billion to help 4.2 million people in Sudan cope with one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2012, as several parts of the country face protracted conflict and internal displacement. In Darfur, where war broke out in 2003, 3.75 million people still need help... -
16 December 2011 - 8:36amThe annual Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) pledging conference opened today at the UN headquarters in New York. Since its launch in 2006, CERF, which has an annual funding target of US$450 million, has enabled the fast delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to millions of people affected by...
