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KABUL - At an event organized by the humanitarian community in Afghanistan to mark World Humanitarian Day, over 50 donors, government, NGO and media representatives gathered to listen to speeches highlighing the growing…
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21 August 2011 - Every year, natural and man-made disasters cause immense suffering for millions of people – often the world’s poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable individuals. Humanitarian aid workers strive to provide…
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There is never a year without humanitarian crises. And wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them – men and women coming together to ease suffering and bring hope. From Japan to Sudan, from Pakistan to…
19 August 2011 - The United Nation's Organization for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today launched a music video produced specifically for World Humanitarian Day, "If I Could Change." Check out the video…
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KABUL - Two weeks after he reinstated the United Nations Mazar-i-Sharif operations centre, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan today reiterated the Organization’s commitment to safety and paid homage to colleagues…
(UNIFIL Press Statement on Tripartite Meeting, 18 August 2011) The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior…
18 August 2011 - UNAMID troops started today a six-day medical campaign in North Darfur. The exercise, aimed at providing urgent medical assistance to the local population, will visit four villages, Gurra Farjawi, Kuma, Dar…
18 August 2011 - At the invitation of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Jean Ping, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari visited Addis Ababa for consultations on 16 and 17 August 2011…
Dili, 15 August, 2011 - The F-FDTL Navy came together with United Nations Military Liaison Group (MLG) officers last week for a seminar on maritime peacekeeping operations. The two-day seminar (9-10 August) at Port Hera Naval…
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Humanitarian emergencies - such as earthquakes, extreme drought, or war - not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being. Print English Click here to downloaded the…
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KUNDUZ - An Australian research team launched in Badakhshan a five-year international research project comparing different means of solving problems rooted in legal doctrine. “Comparative studies show that peace building…
17 August 2011 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy remains deeply concerned about the number of civilians killed in aerial attacks including by drones in…