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The UN and partners have launched two funding appeals to meet humanitarian needs resulting from the crisis in Syria, the Syria Humanitarian Response Plan (SHARP) and the Syria Regional Response…
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The UN consolidated appeals process (CAP) 2013, presented to the donor community on 14 December 2012, includes humanitarian action plans and corresponding funding requirements of US$8.5 billion to meet the…
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Affordability, availability, literacy, gender, age, status, cultural preference, political environment and the media/IT/telecoms infrastructure are just some of the dynamics at play in the uptake, choice and use of new…
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The first pooled humanitarian funds were created in 2006 as part of the UN humanitarian reform agenda to facilitate more timely and efficient funding to crises, proportionate with needs and…
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The United Nations (UN) now estimates that 2.5 million Syrians are in need of assistance and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Existing appeals There are currently two major coordinated…
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‘Resilience’ and ‘value for money’ have been commonly heard refrains in many humanitarian policy debates during the last 18 months, but not often in the same breath. In this article,…
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In 2011 the Horn of Africa suffered one of the worst food crises in recent years, affecting over 12 million people. Severe drought was compounded by conflict in Somalia and…
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The release data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) is always a chance to assess donor performance and changes in ODA disbursements. It has usually represented an occasion to celebrate the…
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Unlike the 2011 Humanitarian Appeal, which represented a record both in terms of the total funding sought and the number of beneficiaries targeted with humanitarian assistance, the United Nations (UN)…
Read MoreThree simultaneous cholera outbreaks are currently affecting 24 countries in West and Central Africa, causing 85,000 infections and 2,466 deaths since the beginning of the year, according to the UN…
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