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5 August 2011 - 8:01amHaiti is bracing for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Emily approaches. Authorities have called on people living in coastal and low-lying areas to evacuate to higher ground. The country is still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake. Over 630,000 are still living in emergency... -
5 August 2011 - 5:16amWorld Humanitarian Day (WHD) - a global celebration of people helping people - is fast approaching. Every year, on 19 August, WHD brings together UN agencies and over 500 and national and international NGOs in recognition of those that help millions around the world every day. The UN Secretary-General... -
4 August 2011 - 1:33amThe unpredictable security situation in western Cote d’Ivoire and its economic capital, Abidjan, is frustrating the delivery of humanitarian assistance and keeping scores of would-be returnees from heading home. According to Amnesty International, half a million people remain displaced by the... -
30 July 2011 - 4:43amUN agencies and humanitarian partners are rallying to provide life-saving assistance to 12.4 million people across the Horn of Africa, but needs are rising. “This will not be a short crisis,” Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Valerie Amos warned at an Emergency Ministerial Meeting held in... -
28 July 2011 - 7:35pmA year ago, Pakistan was hit by the worst floods in its history. Nearly 20 million people were affected as flood waters swept across the country. Valerie Amos traveled to Pakistan in the first few weeks of the crisis, just as she took up her new role as Under-Secretary-General for...
