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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 active in over 180 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This updates Fact Sheet # 5 dated October 10, 2003. BACKGROUND In 2004, a fifth consecutive year of below average…

On March 16 (Tue), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind worth about 16 million yen (tents, generators, water purifiers, shovels, soaps and flashlights) to the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, which sustained a…

Overview Preliminary results of a SC-UK/MoH nutritional assessment in Kutum, North Darfur and results from an MSF-H MUAC screening in Deliej, West Darfur show early indicators of rising malnutrition rates. A combination of lack of food in some areas and…

Luanda, 03/13 - The population living at the peripheral area of Luanda's Golfe 2 district will be able to get as from 20 March water free of charge, through the inauguration of three fountains which have been built with…

An AAH debriefing on the critical humanitarian situation in Northern Uganda's IDP camps. By Roger Persichino, Desk Officer, AAH The humanitarian situation in northern Uganda keeps deteriorating steadfastly. According to the latest OCHA humanitarian update, there were 1.4 million persons displaced…

An IRC emergency response team in eastern Chad is assessing the humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of refugees who have fled an escalation of violence between government and opposition fighters in Sudan's western Darfur region. A second team…

RESETTLEMENT WORKING GROUP TO UNDERTAKE INITIAL RAPID ASSESSMENT The UN/Donor/World Bank resettlement working group, which is facilitated by OCHA, has developed a joint monitoring framework for the resettlement program in conformance with the Government of Ethiopia's Concept Note on a Monitoring…

An Interview with AAH Desk Officer Roger Persichino on AAH's exploratory mission to Chad, made possible through the generous financial support of the Jarden Corporation. Why Chad and why now? The provinces of Darfur, in neighboring Sudan, are faced with recurrent…

ANTALAHA, Madagascar (March 12, 2004) -- Tens of thousands of people are homeless in Madagascar after the second major cyclone in four years struck the Indian Ocean nation this week. CARE is distributing food and other emergency supplies. Cyclone Galifo,…