UN agency seeks $32 mn for Myanmar
August 10th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 10 (IANS) A UN aid agency has appealed for $32.5 million to help rehabilitate victims of the recent ethnic conflict in Myanmar.The communal clashes in Rakhine state have ... Read more...
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30 Congolese deportees ‘gang-raped by Angolan officials in dungeon’
October 27th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lusaka (Angola), Oct. 27 (ANI): At least 30 women were kept as prisoners in a dungeon-like structure and gang-raped over several weeks at the Congo and Angola border before being left naked ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Pak floods affected 20 million people, damaged 1.9 million houses: UN
September 26th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 26(ANI): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the recent floods in Pakistan have affected 20.25 million people in 78 districts across the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
UN chief to discuss Pakistan floods with General Assembly
August 19th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 18 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to meet with the UN General Assembly Thursday to discuss the response to the devastating floods in Pakistan that have affected ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Progress in Myanmar disaster relief, but it’s still inadequate: UN
May 14th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Bangkok, May 14 (DPA) Thirteen days after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar, the international community has made some progress in getting emergency aid and even aid workers into the reclusive, military-controlled nation, ... Read more...
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UN concerned about worsening drought in Somalia
March 1st, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
United Nations, March 1 (Xinhua) The UN humanitarian agency has expressed concern over a worsening drought in central Somalia where many rural families are suffering severe water shortages. Most traditional water catchments ... Read more...
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