Africa: Sudan Issues New Humanitarian Directives: Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 27, 2016 The United States welcomes the Government of Sudan’s recent efforts to improve humanitarian access. Last week, Sudan amended the “Directives and Procedures for Humanitarian Action.” These revised … [Read more...] about Africa: Sudan Issues New Humanitarian Directives
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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$3.2 million for urgent drought response, including new contribution from Sweden
Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US.2 million for urgent drought response, including new contribution from Sweden: A new contribution of US$ 2.2 million from the Government of Sweden to the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has immediately been allocated by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Peter de Clercq, to support humanitarian response to drought affected … [Read more...] about Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$3.2 million for urgent drought response, including new contribution from Sweden
Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola
Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is implementing large-scale sanitary and epidemiological programmes to fight an unprecedented yellow fever outbreak in Angola and has appealed for international support. In this context, the government of the Russian Federation has decided to … [Read more...] about Press release on humanitarian assistance to fight a yellow fever outbreak in Angola
Three abducted humanitarian workers released in West Darfur
Three abducted humanitarian workers released in West Darfur: Three staff members of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) who were abducted in El Geneina, West Darfur, on 27 November 2016, were freed on 19 December. Sarun Pradhan and Ramesh Karki, both nationals of Nepal, and Musa Omer Musa Mohamed, a citizen of Sudan, are unharmed and are undergoing … [Read more...] about Three abducted humanitarian workers released in West Darfur
Niger: humanitarian community’s response not up to meeting crisis in Diffa
Niger: humanitarian community’s response not up to meeting crisis in Diffa: The region of Diffa, which borders Nigeria and Chad in southeastern Niger, has been suffering from the consequences of the conflict between Boko Haram and the different armies in the area since 2014. In recent weeks, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has assisted hundreds of newly displaced people following … [Read more...] about Niger: humanitarian community’s response not up to meeting crisis in Diffa
