Tag: humanitarian assistance
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Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected crisis
For the first time, Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Redirection of aid and attention towards Ukraine has increased neglect of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. The annual list of neglected displacement crises is based on…
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WFP BREAKS RECORD WITH FOOD SUPPORT IN SOMALIA AMID FAMINE RISK
MOGADISHU – The United Nations World Food Programme is delivering life-saving food and nutrition assistance to record numbers of people in Somalia, with over 4 million people a month receiving urgent humanitarian support to prevent famine in the face of the region’s worst drought in over 40 years. The scale-up has helped keep the worst outcomes…
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ALIPH Allocates USD 10 Million For Cultural Heritage Protection In 12 Conflict Countries
Geneva, December 2019 The International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) said on Tuesday it has allocated another USD 10 million to support 20 projects that safeguard cultural heritage in 12 countries struggling to recover from conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. Cultural heritage has been targeted in recent…
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Ontario Pledges $1Million To Horn Of Africa
Ontario Pledges $1 Million To Fight Famine McGuinty Government Helps Horn Of Africa Humanitarian Relief Effort The Ontario government is providing $1 million to help people facing starvation in the hardest hit countries of the Horn of Africa. Millions of lives are at stake in the region due to a cycle of severe droughts.…