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5 June 2013 - 1:38pmIn early May, a drought disaster was declared across the northern outreaches of the Marshall Islands – a small nation of about 54,000 people spread across 1,200 islands, islets and atolls in the northern Pacific. The announcement followed months of little or no rain which saw limited fresh water... -
29 May 2013 - 12:32pmIn the grounds of their temporary accommodation in Juba, two young boys tend to a clutch of seedlings. They clear any weeds, and water the plants when there is no rain. Each day, 8-year-old Majuang and his 6-year-old brother Gum spend hours working on their fragile crops, imagining the lives they hope to... -
22 May 2013 - 1:06pmThe UN’s senior humanitarian representative in the Sahel region of West Africa has called on the international community to maintain its commitment to millions of people who face another year threatened by malnutrition, displacement, conflict and high food prices. Speaking at a press briefing in... -
17 May 2013 - 9:53amHumanitarian agencies in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have warned that a lack of funding is limiting their ability to meet the most pressing needs of people and communities. Over the past decade the UN and its partners have seen a dramatic reduction in donor support to one of the... -
26 April 2013 - 5:07pmDespite widespread insecurity, UN Agencies and humanitarian partners are bringing life-saving aid to thousands of people in need of urgent medical attention in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). The country has been embroiled in crisis since December 2012, when the launch of...
