Crisis Response: Humanitarian
Small Hopes in Conflict Affected Kashmir
Mar 18th, 2011••By: Zakat Foundation
Much of the history of Kashmir has been engulfed in conflict. In spite of conflict, Zakat Foundation of America (ZF) provided immediate relief during the…
continue reading »Refugees and internally displaced people
Jun 6th, 2010•Refugees and IDPs •By: Unaids.org
Millions of people worldwide are forced to uproot their lives to escape conflict, persecution or violence. This includes refugees and asylum-seekers who flee their country…
continue reading »GLOBAL: Analysis: What is a famine?
May 13th, 2010•Famine•By: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Aid agencies and donors have warned of the possibility of a famine in Niger, evoking images of the last food crisis in the Sahelian country…
continue reading »UN Says Somalis in Need of International Protection
May 11th, 2010•Refugees and IDPs •By: Lisa Schlein | Geneva
The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to all governments to grant asylum to people fleeing from central and southern Somalia. The UNHCR warns Somalis…
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