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30 January 2013 - 2:01pmRepresentatives from Member States, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations gathered in Kuwait City today (30 January) to attend the high-level International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria. “Today, We have now seen global solidarity in action,” said UN Secretary-General Ban... -
24 January 2013 - 8:52pmUN agencies and humanitarian organizations appealed today for more funding to help families affected by Typhoon Bopha, which swept through the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines last December, causing massive destruction to homes and basic infrastructure. The revised Bopha response plan... -
23 January 2013 - 5:32pmUnited Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos called today (23 Jan) on the international community to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria which continues to claim more lives and to displace more people. She said aid organizations desperately need more resources to respond to the crisis.... -
23 January 2013 - 2:37pmThe UN humanitarian chief has announced the allocation of some US$100 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving aid to people in 12 poorly- funded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen. “Millions of people continue to need help around the world after... -
23 January 2013 - 2:02pmKenya goes to the polls in March, and humanitarian agencies are gearing up in case there is any repetition of the violence that followed the previous elections in 2007-8. OCHA Eastern Africa is coordinating the humanitarian elements of a contingency plan led by Kenya’s National Disaster Operations...
