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WFP has launched an emergency operation to deliver life-saving food assistance to thousands of people fleeing conflict in Mali. As refugees stream into areas already strained by drought in the Sahel, it's imperative to reach them with assistance in time for the summer Hunger Season.

ROME--An emergency operation is underway to reach tens of thousands of people forced from their homes by the conflict in Mali. Many of them have fled to countries like Niger and Mauritania where the local population is struggling to feed itself in the wake of a long drought.

“My name is Donatille. I’m 45. I have a visual disability and I’m HIV positive.” This is how Donatille, who works as an educator for Handicap International, introduces herself. Rejected by her own family, Donatille uses her work to change the way people see disabled people with HIV.

Sheikh, Somaliland, 21 May 2012 – The livestock industry is the economic backbone of Somaliland, providing livelihoods for approximately 75 percent of the population. A new project, initiated by UNDP and Terra Nuova, aims to both strengthen this industry through improving food safety, and to harness its potential by piloting the production of biogas, using animal waste to provide energy to the residents of Sheikh. The funding for the project is being provided by the Government of Japan.

23 May 2012 12:52

Interview with Aggrey Kibet, Programme Co-ordinator at ActionAid Uganda

What is your job at ActionAid?

I work as a Programme Co-ordinator at ActionAid Uganda. I work in Kapchorwa district, eastern Uganda, amongst communities that have been affected by pastoral tribal conflicts related to violent, organised cattle thefts and raids.

Can you tell us about the village of Giriki, one of the areas where you are working?

Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis, seven aid agencies said today (23 May 2012) with 10 million people – 44 percent of the population – without enough food to eat. The aid agencies warned that malnutrition rates recorded by the UN in some parts of the country were alarming, with one in three children severely malnourished.

KATHMANDU, 23 May 2012 (IRIN) - Sexual harassment is an everyday issue for women in Nepal, particularly in urban areas. Although exact numbers are unavailable, activists say the problem is on the rise and are demanding change.

The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has been a long-standing champion of the AIDS response both in its domestic approach to the epidemic and through its support to countries most affected by HIV. It has also been committed to supporting UNAIDS in terms of sustained funding as well as political support.

La campagne de vaccination contre le tétanos maternel et néo-natal a débuté le lundi 21 mai 2012 dans dix zones de santé de la Province Orientale. L’opération cible les femmes de 14 à 49 ans. Dans le district sanitaire Tshopo-lomami, la campagne est organisée seulement à Isangi. Cette zone de santé rurale a enregistré un nombre croissant de décès dû au tétanos maternel et néo natal. La maladie y a causé six décès.