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Philippines: UN offers food aid to 200,000 displaced in south 28 Aug 2008 16:31 GMT
... Philippines: UN offers food aid to 200,000 displaced in south Rome, 28 August (AKI) - The United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday it would boost food assistance to more than ...
Philippines: UN agency boosting food aid to over 200,000 displaced by conflict 28 Aug 2008 14:57 GMT
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Indian Navy awaits government nod to escort ships to Somalia 28 Aug 2008 12:46 GMT
... to Somalia under the aegis of the United Nations, a senior naval official said. "The navy's ... said. "The navy's request to protect the UN shipments from pirates is with the government. ... Somalia. Over 2.4 million Somalis rely on food aid, of which 80 percent arrives by sea. ...
Red Cross appeals for urgent food aid for Zimbabwe 28 Aug 2008 09:23 GMT
... urgent appeal for $26,8 million in emergency food aid for about 260,000 people in Zimbabwe, in ... statement released late yesterday. According to the UN, up to 5,1 million people, almost half of Zimbabwe’s population, may ...
Somali gunmen release head of UN refugee agency 28 Aug 2008 06:25 GMT
... Somali gunmen release head of UN refugee agency Somali gunmen have released the head of ... the entire population - are dependent on food aid. The interim government has been unable to ...

Korea and U.S. Carefully Assess Pyongyang's Nuclear Ambitions 28 Aug 2008 05:57 GMT
... Korea and U.S. Carefully Assess Pyongyang's Nuclear Ambitions ... not affect Seoul's decision to send more food aid, as requested by the United Nations. Pyongyang says that Washington has not held ...
Southern Africa: Botswana Boycott Forces SADC to Act [opinion] 28 Aug 2008 04:25 GMT
... result of the June 27 presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe as it "violated the core principles of ... poll. The trade unions say distribution of food aid by local and international humanitarian agencies remains ...
Ethiopian PM signals shift over Somalia 28 Aug 2008 03:52 GMT
... failed harvests caused by drought, which the United Nations says has left some 10m people in need of food aid. Addis Ababa refuses to say how many ... attack on their convoy, according to a UN situation report. In total, 8,000 Somalis have ...
Kidnapped UNHCR Mogadishu chief released 28 Aug 2008 01:36 GMT
... Chief of Mogadishu office for UN refugee agency abducted by unknown gunmen late ... Mogadishu that the Mogadishu chief of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was in ... country's population, will be totally dependent of food aid and emergency assistance over the next 12 ...
Background Notes : Zambia (08/08) 28 Aug 2008 00:31 GMT
... Climate: Generally dry and temperate. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Zambian(s). Population (2006): Approx. 11.9 million. ... the United States--Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika Ambassador to the United Nations--Lazarous Kapambwe Zambia maintains an embassy in the ... the United States has provided considerable emergency food aid during periods of drought and flooding through ...
Somali gunmen release head of UN refugee agency in Mogadishu 27 Aug 2008 19:52 GMT
... gunmen have released the head of the UN refugee agency's office in Somali capital Mogadishu after two ... the entire population - are dependent on food aid. The interim government has been unable to ...
WFP says its food stocks for Mindanao refugees dwindling 27 Aug 2008 18:56 GMT
... MANILA, Philippines�The United Nations' World Food Programme does not have enough ... director Stephen Anderson said that while the UN agency can provide food aid for half a million people in one ...
Piracy on the Rise in Sub -Saharan Africa 27 Aug 2008 16:51 GMT
... cargo ship -- were hijacked. The machine gun-carrying pirates threatened uncooperative crewmembers with death, locked ... the Gulf on its own, asked the United Nations for help back in June, and the ... humanitarian assistance to Somalia, which depends on food aid to feed close to three million of ...
Canada to Provide Additional Assistance to Conflict-Affected People in Georgia 27 Aug 2008 15:17 GMT
... TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/27/08 -- ... these needs, including $1 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, $700,000 to UNICEF, ... the demonstrated knowledge and capacity to provide food aid in response to humanitarian crises. As a ...
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... Canada to Provide Additional Assistance to Conflict-Affected People ... these needs, including $1 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, $700,000 to UNICEF, ... the demonstrated knowledge and capacity to provide food aid in response to humanitarian crises. As a ...

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