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New York, Apr 29 (JEN): In response to severe devastation caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and many strong aftershocks that have hit Nepal since 25 April, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today released $15 million through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to enable humanitarian aid organizations to rapidly scale up operations and provide immediate assistance to people in desperate need. more
Nepal: UN agencies rush supplies to earthquake survivors

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Monday that it is rushing critical supplies to Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has reportedly kill ...

UN responds to destruction, displacement in wake of Nepal earthquake

New York, Apr 27 (JEN): The United Nations relief wing said on Sunday that at least 2,200 people have died and over 5,800 are injured as a result of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ne ...

Ban urges changes to aid action as States prepare for World Humanitarian Summit

New York, Apr 21 (JEN): Looking ahead to the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul next year, the United Nations Secretary-General on Monday stressed how news stories were serving to compel ...

Vanuatu: UN urges support for Government-led relief efforts

New York, Apr 11 (JEN): The Government of Vanuatu urgently needs funding to continue basic humanitarian relief efforts such as food, safe drinking water and shelter, according to the United ...

Yemen: UN relief agencies rush assessment teams, supplies

New York, Apr 8 (JEN): Amid ongoing heavy fighting in Yemen, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that a plane carrying humanitarian staff lande ...

UN donors pledge $3.8 billion in aid to people affected by Syria crisis

New York, Apr 1 (JEN): In an expression of solidarity with the millions of children, women and men affected by the devastating conflict in Syria, now in its fifth year, international donors ...

Vanuatu: UNICEF launches back-to-school relief after Cyclone Pam

New York, Apr 1 (JEN): As schools reopen across the cyclone-battered nation of Vanuatu, 30,000 children will begin receiving targeted assistance in order to help them resume classes and cont ...

Syria: Before pledging conference, UN urges donors to stand by people

New York, Mar 31 (JEN): The crisis in Syria is getting much worse, characterized by shocking “levels of savagery,” the United Nations relief official has warned, urging countries ...

UN focuses on priority needs for cyclone-hit Vanuatu

New York, Mar 18 (JEN): In spite of logistical challenges facing the humanitarian response in Vanuatu, a nation that comprises over 80 islands, United Nations agencies continue to scale up t ...