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17 August 2012 - 2:13pmThe Abyan Governorate in south Yemen has huge tourist and agricultural potential, with a 300km coastline that, according to the Government’s tourism department, yields fish of the finest quality. But Abyan is also the scene of a humanitarian crisis brought on by a stagnating economy, exacerbated by... -
14 August 2012 - 6:18pmUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, expressed concern today after meeting displaced people in the Zaheria district of Damascus, at the start of a three-day visit to Syria and Lebanon. “The people I met today told me they need clean water,... -
9 August 2012 - 1:47pmThe UN Humanitarian Chief, Valerie Amos, called today for more support for Congolese communities affected by conflict and displacement, at the end of a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. In Eastern DRC’s North Kivu Province, nearly a quarter of a... -
7 August 2012 - 12:41pmLike thousands of people in Damascus, the Syrian capital, Abdulahadi, Aisha and their four children fled their home when their neighbourhood came under intense bombardment. Without proper access to medical services, Aisha, who was in her last month of pregnancy, was extremely concerned for her unborn baby... -
3 August 2012 - 12:49pmHumanitarian organizations warn that western Niger’s Tillabéry region could see a drastic increase in cholera cases if the response is not scaled up urgently. In a region already affected by a severe food crisis and hosting a large refugee population, more than 3,000 cholera cases and over 60...
