UNOCHA [to 22 March 2014]

UNOCHA [to 22 March 2014]
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Press Releases
21 Mar 2014
Colombia: Comunidades indígenas del Chocó requieren acompañamiento en el retorno a su territorio
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Colombia Marzo, 2014 Desde 2003, más de 300 indígenas de la etnia Embera Katío se desplazaron de la remota población del Alto Andágueda en el Chocó. La comunidad llegó a Bogotá, buscando refugiarse de las frecuentes hostilidades, amenazas y el confinamiento que afectaban su territorio. Algunas familias permanecieron durante cerca de diez años en Bogotá, en condiciones dramáticas de pobreza y vulnerabilidad. En el marco…

20 Mar 2014
Syrian Arab Republic: Humanitarian aid crosses border from Nusaybin, Turkey to Qamishli, Syria
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey (Nusaybin, Turkey, 20 March 2014) The first eight trucks of a United Nations humanitarian convoy crossing into Syria from Turkey today through the Nusaybin-Qamishli border point have started to unload humanitarian supplies at UN warehouses in Qamishli, under the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2139. Four UN agencies are participating in the joint convoy, supported by the Office…

18 Mar 2014
Yemen: Humanitarian Organizations, Government of Yemen and League of Arab States agree to strengthen cooperation to address the humanitarian crisis in Yemen [EN/AR]
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, League of Arab States Country: Yemen Cairo, 18 March 2014 – The League of Arab States, the Government of Yemen and representatives of the Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen met yesterday in Cairo for a regional presentation of the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan and to discuss future cooperation on humanitarian action. More attention and resources are needed to address the humanitarian situation, which globally, is one of the…

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