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Niger food crisis worsens

2013-05-12 19:54

The United Nations says 800 000 people in Niger face food insecurity and that some 84 000 are in immediate need of assistance as the humanitarian crisis worsens.

Mali unrest displaces at least 436 000

2012-08-16 13:07

Unrest in Mali after a coup and the occupation of its sprawling north by Islamists and rebels has dislocated about 436 000 people this year, a UN report says.

Rwandan rebels kill 50 in eastern DRC

2012-05-17 09:56

Rwandan rebels have killed at least 50 civilians this month in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations says.

Mali clashes displace 95 000 – UN

2012-03-16 16:28

Clashes between the army and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have forced 195 000 people to flee their homes since mid-January, the UN says.

Somali fighting chokes aid deliveries

2011-10-26 15:31

Recent heavy fighting in Somalia including Kenya's military assault in the south is deepening the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation, aid agencies say.

53 000+ flee fighting in Sudan border state

2011-06-13 18:10

More than 53 000 people have fled fighting, including bombardments and artillery shelling in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan border state, the UN says.

Burning, looting continues in Abyei

2011-05-26 22:13

Looting and burning continue in the contested Sudanese town of Abyei, while many who have fled recent clashes in the area are sleeping in the surrounding bush.

Myanmar storm: Many dead, 81 000 homeless

2010-11-02 22:13

A cyclone has hit western Myanmar killing at least 45 and leaving 81 000 homeless, the United Nations has said , providing details of damage and casualties.

Fight to keep aid staff in Darfur

2010-08-16 20:06

The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross are negotiating with the Sudanese government over reported expulsion orders issued against Darfur aid workers, officials have said.

Looting chaos amid Chile's ruins

2010-03-02 19:59

Armed civilian defence groups and soldiers patrolled the streets of the Chilean city of Concepción after mass looting diverted the desperate race to find survivors.

Aid suspended after killing

2009-11-14 10:16

Six aid groups have suspended operations in eastern Chad following the killing of one worker, the kidnapping of another and a spate of banditry, the United Nations said.

 

Fears of CAR food shortages

2013-03-28 22:31

New rebel authorities in the Central African Republic are struggling to restore order in the coup-hit capital as the UN warned tens of thousands of people faced going hungry after days of looting.

25 000 displaced by latest unrest in Darfur

2012-08-10 10:39

The UN says 25 000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region after unrest began 10 days ago with the killing of a government official.

Repatriation starts for DRC refugees

2012-05-10 14:10

The UN has started repatriating about 81 000 refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo from neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, the world body says.

Thousand die in Southeast Asia floods

2011-11-10 18:36

At least one thousand people have died in massive floods across Southeast Asia in recent months, according to an AFP count, and millions of homes and livelihoods have been destroyed.

Abyei deal reported but talks drag on

2011-06-14 07:47

Khartoum is ready to pull its troops out of the disputed Abyei region, a southern minister says, as the US urges both sides to accept Ethiopian peacekeepers.

Clinton calls for peacekeepers in Abyei

2011-06-13 17:06

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has endorsed the idea of a peacekeeping force in Sudan’s disputed Abyei and encouraged both sides to take up an Ethiopian offer of troops.

Almost 600 000 evacuated in Japan quake

2011-03-13 21:51

Almost 600 000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

100 000 left homeless in Niger

2010-08-24 18:00

Floods have left more than 110 000 people homeless since early August in Niger, a country already going through a severe food crisis, the UN has said.

8 000 Hatians move to new camp

2010-04-08 15:48

The UN will move 8 000 Haitians out of a makeshift camp to a new site almost three months after a quake ravaged the country, but more remain at risk as the rainy season approaches.

Haiti: rescuers not giving up

2010-01-17 16:24

Five days into the Haiti rescue, teams believe survivors will still be found despite the UN saying that it had never confronted such a disaster.

Somalia aid funds low

2009-11-11 08:58

The UN has warned that money is running short for crucial relief aid in Somalia, as floods have forced another 16 000 people to flee their homes in the south.

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