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In crowded Philippine IDP camp, children learn to smile again
November 19, 2013 – 10:03 pm | No Comments
In crowded Philippine IDP camp, children learn to smile again

In crowded Philippine IDP camp, children learn to smile again ZAMBOANGA, 19 November 2013 (IRIN) – Two months after renegade Muslim militants opposed to efforts by the Philippine government to end a decades-long rebellion laid siege to the southern city of Zamboanga, traumatized children are learning to laugh again. A girl reconnects with friends who […]

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Save the oceans from warming
November 18, 2013 – 8:56 pm | No Comments
Save the oceans from warming

Save the oceans from warming WARSAW, 18 November 2013 (IRIN) – The Earth’s oceans are being forced to absorb more and more planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, causing them to acidify at rates not seen in the last 300 million years, says a new report released for policymakers today at the UN climate talks in Warsaw. A […]

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Polio drive to target millions in Horn
November 18, 2013 – 8:43 pm | No Comments
Polio drive to target millions in Horn

Polio drive to target millions in Horn KISUMU, 18 November 2013 (IRIN) – Efforts to stop the spread of polio in the Horn of Africa region are being ramped up with major immunization campaigns underway, targeting millions of vulnerable children. Polio mainly affects children under five years of age/ Photo: Jane Some/IRIN There have been […]

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Haiyan Typhoon – David Guetta & Secretary-General Philippines Appeal
November 18, 2013 – 8:39 pm | No Comments
Haiyan Typhoon – David Guetta & Secretary-General Philippines Appeal

Haiyan Typhoon – David Guetta & Secretary-General Philippines Appeal United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and international music artist David Guetta came together at the United Nations to ask for your help in supporting relief efforts in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. … … Millions of people have been affected by this disaster. Families have lost […]

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Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique.
January 31, 2012 – 6:20 pm | No Comments
Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique.

Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique – UN humanitarian arm Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique. 31 January 2012 – The United Nations humanitarian agency reported today that an estimated 117,000 people have been affected by two tropical storms in Mozambique last week, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation. According to Government […]

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Cote d’Ivoire: UN relief official reviews situation nine months after poll violence
January 16, 2012 – 9:37 pm | No Comments
Cote d’Ivoire: UN relief official reviews situation nine months after poll violence

Cote d’Ivoire: UN relief official reviews situation nine months after poll violence Assistant Secretary-General Catherine Bragg. UN Photo/Evan Schneider A senior United Nations relief official is in Côte d’Ivoire to assess the humanitarian situation after the bloody post-electoral crisis that rocked the country early last year and draw international attention to remaining challenges. Catherine Bragg, […]

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More funds required to continue nutrition and health projects in Haiti – UN
January 10, 2012 – 8:33 pm | No Comments
More funds required to continue nutrition and health projects in Haiti – UN

More funds required to continue nutrition and health projects in Haiti – UN Children attending classes in Haiti The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported today that it will continue to distribute food aid to some 1.5 million people each month through its school meals scheme, mother and children nutrition and food-for-work programmes in […]

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Security Council presses for ethnic reconciliation in troubled area of South Sudan
January 10, 2012 – 7:45 pm | No Comments
Security Council presses for ethnic reconciliation in troubled area of South Sudan

Security Council presses for ethnic reconciliation in troubled area of South Sudan Internally displaced persons (IDPs) preparing a meal in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Gideon Pibor Security Council members have called on warring ethnic communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state to engage in reconciliation and end the “cycle of conflict” that has claimed an unknown number […]

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South Sudan: UN launches major aid effort after clashes in troubled region
January 6, 2012 – 8:47 pm | No Comments
South Sudan: UN launches major aid effort after clashes in troubled region

South Sudan: UN launches major aid effort after clashes in troubled region Mothers and their children near Pibor, in Jonglei state, South Sudan, who have been displaced by ethnic tensions in the area A massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan’s state of Jonglei is under way […]

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Cholera outbreak in DR Congo near end in one area but ongoing in two others
December 29, 2011 – 9:33 pm | No Comments
Cholera outbreak in DR Congo near end in one area but ongoing in two others

Cholera outbreak in DR Congo near end in one area but ongoing in two others Cholera beds The cholera outbreak that has infected thousands of people across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is almost over in the worst-affected province, but fresh cases are being recorded in two other areas, the United Nations humanitarian […]

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