Topic: United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs

United Nations and Lonely Planet Launch...

Benzinga.com - 140 days ago
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Icy rain, fuel shortages hamper relief to quake-hit Japan

Reuters US Online Report World News - 331 days ago
KESENNUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Fuel shortages, icy rain and power outages are hampering Japan's worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two, but relief workers are reporting some progress as mangled roads are reopened and new homes built.The sheer numbers in the ...

Flooding caused by heavy rain kills 43 in Benin

Forbes - 486 days ago
The U.N.'s humanitarian agency says flooding in the West African nation of Benin has killed 43 people.. A statement released Saturday by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says flood waters now cover two-thirds of the ...

U.N. says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia

Reuters Environmental Online Report - 535 days ago
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than a quarter of a million Ethiopians are risk from severe flooding next month when heavy rain is expected in the country, according to government estimates issued by the United Nations on Monday.The U.N. Office for ...

Ugandan army killed 30 civilians in air raid: MP

AFP Global Edition - 755 days ago
A Ugandan lawmaker alleged Friday that the military killed 30 civilians in an air attack on suspected cattle rustlers, and demanded a UN probe into the incident.The army disputed Peter Abrahams Lokii's account of the January 4 incident, which he ...

Afghan floods kill 94, make thousands homeless

Reuters US Online Report World News - 997 days ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Heavy flooding and landslides have killed 94 people and left thousands of families homeless in northern Afghanistan since May 20, the United Nations said on Monday.Some 8,000 houses in 207 villages have been totally or partially destroyed after ...

Zimbabwe cholera death toll at 1,123: UN

AFP Global Edition - 1154 days ago
The death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has reached 1,123, with suspected cases now at 20,896, the United Nations said Friday.The capital Harare continues to report the highest number of cases, with 224 people already killed by the ...

Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 746: UN

AFP Global Edition - 1163 days ago
The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe has risen to 746, with 15,572 suspected cases reported across the southern African country, according to the latest figures released by the UN on Wednesday.The capital Harare is the worst-affected district with 189 ...