Tagged: humanitarian crisis

A long view of devastation in the street of Port-au-prince, Haiti, after the earthquake

Haiti, ten years later: A driver’s story

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The earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 left more than 220,000 dead, 300,000 injured and 1.5 million homeless. Countless families were broken up and 750,000 children were directly affected. UNICEF staffers were there as well, suffering through the situation. Below is the story of Gabrielle Lafortune, a driver at UNICEF Haiti. During… Read more →←
A Rohingya woman sits on the ground in Bangladesh with her child in her arms

Racing to prevent cholera in Rohingya refugee camps

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What’s the situation? A humanitarian crisis of near biblical proportions. Since 25 August, 515,000 Rohingya have crossed from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. They tell stories of villages being burned, family members being executed, children killed, women raped. It’s truly a children’s emergency. A staggering 60% of new… Read more →←

What’s relevant for the well-being of children in 2015?

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2015 could be billed “The End of Predictability”. From a return to volatility in financial markets to rising geopolitical risks to (even more) impacts from climate change to vulnerability to disease outbreak, perhaps the Economist’s Editor in Chief John Micklethwait says it best: “Just now the world seems uncommonly hard to… Read more →←

The humanitarian frontlines of Central African Republic

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One year has passed since violence reached a peak in Central African Republic, forcing nearly 1 million people to flee their homes. This year has been marked by ongoing violence, widespread displacement, and a critical lack of funding for humanitarian interventions. Despite huge challenges, Central African front liners are providing… Read more →←
A girl, carries jerrycans of water down a street in Aleppo.

For Syrian children, the harsh winter brings more woes

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“We really need help to stay warm this winter,” says Ibrahim* (10) who lives with his family in an Aleppo shelter after they were displaced from their home in Aleppo city by the ongoing conflict in Syria. “I know my mum has no way to provide us with winter clothes. Our situation was quite bad last year but this year we have just no… Read more →←
Displaced people taking shelter at the UNMISS base in the city of Malakal.

South Sudan: 50,000 children could die of malnutrition

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“We rebelled, we struggled, we fought, we conquered”. These are the words imprinted on the bright green t-shirt I bought in July 2011 from a budding entrepreneur in Juba who was capitalising on South Sudan’s newfound independence celebration. The streets of Juba were filled with wide-eyed enthusiasm of a country dancing to the beat… Read more →←

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