Brazil Dam Collapse & Humanitarian Support
More than a hundred people have been killed and hundreds are still missing after a dam collapse at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao mine in southeastern Brazil in January 2019. There…[...]
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Humanitarian Assistance Needed in South Sudan
The number of acutely food insecure people in South Sudan has increased by thirteen percent since January of last year. “The projections are alarming and food security continues to worsen,” said…[...]
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Can Solar Technology Help End Poverty?
Significant progress to end poverty has been made since 2000. Countries within Eastern and Southeastern Asia are experiencing development and seeing poverty decrease. However, one in ten people still lives…[...]
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Forgotten Crisis in Cameroon
Over a hundred thousand people in Cameroon are in need of life-saving assistance. Violence in western regions is the primary driver behind the increase of refugees seeking urgent aid form…[...]
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Can Solar Solutions Assist Victims of California Wildfires?
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Indonesia Earthquake Survivors Receive UN Tents
Roughly 2,000 people were killed in the 7.5 magnitude Indonesian earthquake in September 2018. The earthquake triggered a tsunami, landslides and widespread destruction. 200,000 people were displaced as a result…[...]
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Half of Yemen’s Population Are At Risk of Famine
On September 5th, 2018, we shared news for the United Nations about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Today, the risk of famine is even higher. Nearly 14 million people in…[...]
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Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has left 22.2 million in need of assistance, 8.4 million people severely food insecure, and a further 10 million that could fall into this category…[...]
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Ebola Outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) on August 1st 2018. This is the second Ebola…[...]
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Agriculture Development for Hurricane-Affected Farmers in Haiti
Farmers in Haiti are still recovering from the devastating Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development will be investing $10.8 million to help restore agricultural…[...]
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