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15 November 2012 - 10:09amMark Bowden, the former Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, was recently appointed to lead humanitarian operations in Afghanistan. Before he left for Kabul, he spoke to OCHA about his experiences in Somalia, where he spent the majority of his four years responding to one of the most acute humanitarian... -
14 November 2012 - 2:30pm(Scroll down for the French version of the story) (Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 2012): Emotions are running high as I arrive in Mutabi village in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on this September afternoon. Just a few hours ago, some 22,000 people... -
12 November 2012 - 3:20pmThe UN and its humanitarian partners appealed for additional funding of nearly US$40 million today to support the Haitian Government’s efforts to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Sandy which caused massive flooding and destruction when it swept across the country in October... -
9 November 2012 - 2:29pmHumanitarian agencies warned today that the number of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria is expected to rise to more than four million by early 2013. The Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva heard that funding for the crisis is falling short, reaching only 45 per cent of what is needed... -
5 November 2012 - 5:48pmOCHA Operations Director John Ging called on Monday for a greater response to the “dire humanitarian situation” affecting millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This year alone, violence by armed groups including the M23 has led to massive displacement and abuses...
