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7 February 2013 - 3:48pmUN agencies and humanitarian partners appealed today for US$892.6 million to help millions of people affected by food insecurity, conflict and disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) 2013, which was launched in DRC’s capital Kinshasa, will... -
6 February 2013 - 1:28pmIn 2012, aid organizations warned that about 18 million people were affected by the food and nutrition crisis across West Africa’s Sahel region. Drought, poor food production and chronic poverty left many families dependent on aid to cope with the crisis in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali,... -
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... -
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... -
18 January 2013 - 11:31pmUN agencies and humanitarian partners have appealed for $30.5 million to help more than half a million people displaced by conflict in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some 150,000 of these people fled their homes after heavy fighting last November. The North Kivu Response Plan,...
