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14 December 2011 - 9:26amThe United Nations today called for US$ 7.7 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies around the world in 2012. The appeals, issued in Geneva by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, and the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva, aim to assist... -
13 December 2011 - 4:59pmTwenty 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... -
13 December 2011 - 2:58pmThe UN and aid agencies called for US$1.5 billion today to continue addressing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where four million people lack basic necessities such as food, water and shelter. “With the humanitarian situation expected to remain critical well into next year... -
12 December 2011 - 4:36pmTwenty 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... -
12 December 2011 - 2:11pmThe UN and aid agencies appealed for US$38 million today to help nearly 700,000 people living in war-torn and disaster-prone areas in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao. “The situation remains fragile, and the people continue to live in fear and uncertainty,” said Jacqui Badcock, UN...
