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Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo are among poorly-funded humanitarian crises for which the United Nations on Tuesday said it was allocating $100m - one of the lowest amounts released from its Central Emergency Response Fund in recent years. Image source: Reuters
ESG & Sustainability
UN earmarks $100m for poorly funded humanitarian crises

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 21 Feb 2024

File photo: United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths gestures as he stands near damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria, 13 February 023. Reuters/Firas Makdesi
ESG & Sustainability
UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024

11 Dec 2023

Aerial view of Derna city, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Ayman Al-Sahili
Construction & Engineering
Explainer: What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

Tom Perry 15 Sep 2023

Winds and rain continue to increase in strength as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall over Vilankulos, Mozambique, 24 February 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Unicef Mozambique/2023/Guy Taylor via Reuters
ESG & Sustainability
Record-breaking storm Freddy due to hit Mozambique again

Nellie Peyton 10 Mar 2023

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP
ESG & Sustainability
Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

Giulia Paravicini 31 Jan 2022

A man rides a motorcycle as young people of the Sidama ethnic group, the largest in southern Ethiopia, celebrate at Hawassa city over plans by local elders to declare the establishment of a breakaway region for the Sidama, in Awasa, July 15, 2019. Authorities arrested three media workers from the Sidama Media Network on July 18. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.
Marketing & Media
Ethiopia detains journalists amid southern unrest

13 Aug 2019

Photo: United Nations
Healthcare
#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

3 Apr 2019

Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres
ESG & Sustainability
Cyclone Idai 'yet another alarm bell' signalling impacts of climate change - Guterres

27 Mar 2019

South African teams on the ground in Mozambique, aided by the South African Air Force. Image credit: IPSS Medical Rescue/Paul Herbst.
Marketing & Media
#NEWSWATCH: Global relief effort after Cyclone Idai devastation

Louise Marsland 21 Mar 2019

Food aid for DRC refugees
Marketing & Media
Food aid for DRC refugees

17 Aug 2017

Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
People in need of aid in famine-hit South Sudan

7 Mar 2017

SuSanA Secretariat via - Typical house in an urban area of a small town in Burundi
Agriculture
FAO is helping build resilience to climate change for farmers

Innocent Habonimana 28 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via
Agriculture
Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
Famine declared in South Sudan

Louise Marsland 22 Feb 2017

New study shows undernutrition taking a toll on Ghana's economy
Marketing & Media
New study shows undernutrition taking a toll on Ghana's economy

8 Aug 2016

Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
Mobile money aid for humanitarian disasters

31 May 2016

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza
Marketing & Media
Global #PressFreedom campaign targets African leaders

6 May 2016

Pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa are some of the hardest hit by the drought. They rely on livestock for income and food, and the lack of water only increases their existing vulnerability. © Katherine Bundra Roux/IFRC (p-DJI0104)
Agriculture
An unwanted guest: El Niño and Africa in 2016

Obinna Anyadike 30 Dec 2015

The world needs a more innovative approach to humanitarian relief
ESG & Sustainability
The world needs a more innovative approach to humanitarian relief

Howard Rush 24 Dec 2015

Sharp rise in hungry Ethiopians needing aid: UN
Agriculture
Sharp rise in hungry Ethiopians needing aid: UN

28 Aug 2015

Samsung donates 3,000 smartphones to provide humanitarian support against Ebola
ESG & Sustainability
Samsung donates 3,000 smartphones to provide humanitarian support against Ebola

22 Oct 2014

Healthcare
US$38m needed to help Nigerian flood victims

13 Nov 2012

Healthcare
Haiti: Funding gap for nutrition

11 Feb 2010

Rescue South Africa gets R1.5m from Vodacom for Haiti
Marketing & Media
Rescue South Africa gets R1.5m from Vodacom for Haiti

18 Jan 2010

Healthcare
Horn of Africa: "Urban poor the new face of hunger"

24 Jul 2008

Scramble to contain meningitis epidemic in CAR
Healthcare
Scramble to contain meningitis epidemic in CAR

15 Feb 2008

Kenya: Violence paralyses western towns as political crisis deepens
Marketing & Media
Kenya: Violence paralyses western towns as political crisis deepens

29 Jan 2008

Healthcare
No bird flu pandemic despite recent deaths - Egyptian health officials

4 Jan 2008

Retail
IRIN launches Arabic service

26 Jul 2007

Healthcare
UN holds workshop on Avian Flu preparations in West Africa

22 Jun 2007

Healthcare
Deterioration in food security threatens southern Somalia

19 Jun 2007

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