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Funding Trends and Their Impact on Operations As of 23 April, WFP's total needs to feed more than 79 million people are estimated at US$3.3 billion. Taking into account donations of more than US$989...

Montreal, May 7, 2007 - In addition to supporting important relief efforts in conflict zones on a year-round basis, the past few months have also seen DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE responding to requests for...

Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is providing emergency assistance to communities affected by flooding in Luapula and Lusaka, Zambia. In southern Africa, the October 2006 to April 2007 rainy...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2006 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

Opinion "ESTABLISHING GLOBAL OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE FROM COLLAPSED STRUCTURES" Arjun Katoch International disaster managers responding to earthquakes bemoan...

HIGHLIGHTS Regional: Early recovery efforts are underway across several countries in the region after months of emergency efforts. More than a million people's livelihoods are still fragile due to a...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

By Jennifer Harter, Communications Associate It was a gathering of the most powerful organizations in the global fight against malaria in one of the most powerful places in the world. And Christian...

JOHANNESBOURG, 27 avril 2007 (IRIN) - Les agences humanitaires se portent au secours de Madagascar pour aider ce pays à se remettre des cyclones successifs qui ont frappé l'île, en apportant une aide...

Major Developments The National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC) has released draft guidance on monitoring the resettlement process in the flood affected areas. The document was developed in...

JOHANNESBURG, 26 April 2007 (IRIN) - Aid agencies are scrambling to help Madagascar recover from a succession of natural disasters, feeding whole communities cut off from desperately needed food...

Heavy rains in western and northern Kenya have helped to alleviate dryness in the region, though portions of eastern and southern Kenya remain dry. - Flooding along the mid to lowewr Shebelle Basin...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

AA 07 32 Australia will provide $3 million for urgent humanitarian assistance in southern Africa. We will provide $2 million through the World Food Programme (WFP) so it can continue to assist people...

Since December, Madagascar has been hit by five deadly cyclonic storms which, compounded by recent heavy rainfall and flooding, have severely affected more than 1 million people. About 150 deaths...

Introduction Clashes in Chad, cyclones in Mozambique and shelling in Sri Lanka. Find out what's happening in WFP's high profile operations with WFP's "Hunger's global hotspots". Afghanistan ...

By Tapiwa Gomo The devastating floods that have been affecting the Caprivi area in Namibia have received very little media coverage. However, over 15 000 people are still in camps, while others are...

Rainfall increased during the past week in western Kenya and southern Ethiopia. Rainfall began falling on April 17th in areas of southern and Eastern Kenya and is expected to continue throughout much...