Articles tagged with: disaster
UN agencies boost aid efforts to help Somalis hit by floods, famine and insecurity 4 November 2011 United Nations humanitarian agencies announced today that they are stepping up their support for Somalia as the country faces the combined impact of heavy rains, widespread famine and continuing insecurity in the streets. Displaced Somalis were affected by […]
Cambodia: UN stepping up emergency response to severe floods 4 November 2011 The United Nations reported today that it is increasing its joint efforts with Cambodian authorities and aid providers to offer food assistance to some of the thousands of people that have been displaced by severe flooding recently. Millions of people have been affected […]
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As flood disaster worsens in Thailand, UN steps up relief efforts The United Nations will provide 20,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets in temporary shelters and other areas in flood-hit Thailand in a bid to protect people from dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, as weather forecasts predict more heavy rainfall over the weekend. The UN Children’s […]
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UN agencies voice concern at impact of South-East Asian floods on children The massive flooding in South-East Asia has taken a heavy toll on the region’s children, United Nations agencies said today, with over 200 already having lost their lives, many due to drowning, and hundreds of thousands at risk of missing school because of […]
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UN assistance gives Thai officials better monitoring data to deal with flood crisis 29 October 2011 The United Nations has enabled disaster officials in Thailand, which its facing its worst floods in more than half a century, to have more frequent access to real-time satellite images of the inundations so they can better monitor and […]
