Aid Agencies

UN food aid arrives in Somali capital

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Published: 28 Jul 2011
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Author: Euronews

The first batch of airlifted emergency food for starving children has arrived in famine-struck Somalia. The UN plane was loaded with ten tonnes of supplies that will be used to feed thousands of malnourished children under the age of five for a month. However, aid agencies say they cannot reach more than two million others facing starvation in the parts of the country where Islamic militants control much of the worst-hit areas. There has been intense fighting between al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab rebels and African Union troops ... www.euronews.net

UN to airlift food to African famine zone

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Published: 26 Jul 2011
Uploaded: 27 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

The United Nations has agreed to airlift food to help some of the 12 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa. Aid agencies say one in three Somalis is now at risk from famine. The move follows Monday's emergency meeting with aid agencies and charities in Rome. The UN says it's so far received $1bn, but needs the international community to donate a billion more by the end of the year to stave off widespread starvation. The World Bank has promised 500-million-dollars for the region. However, $12m will be immediately released for relief projects for those worst hit by the drought. Al Jazeera's Jamal ElShayyal reports on the crisis.

Struggle to reach Bangladesh cyclone victims - 20 Nov 07

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Published: 20 Nov 2007
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Bangladesh has called for increased foreign help to tackle the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the country in a decade. Al Jazeera's Owen Fay reports from the aid-agency frontline as relief agencies attempt to reach some of the most remote areas struck by Cyclone Sidr.

Aid agencies struggle after Haiti storm - 06 Aug 08

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Duration: 2:40
Published: 06 Sep 2008
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Aid has started to arrive in Haiti, but agencies are struggling to get supplies to all of the tens of thousands of people affected by tropical storm Hanna. Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Gonaives, Haiti's third-largest city and one of the worst-hit areas in the country.

Aid agencies call for help in East Africa

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Published: 06 Jul 2011
Uploaded: 28 Jul 2011
Author: itnnews

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Aid agencies struggle with Darfur crisis - 10 May 09

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Duration: 2:30
Published: 10 May 2009
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

As Sudan's Darfur crisis drags on, its refugee camps are having to be extended to cope with the increasing number of displaced people. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall reports from Zam Zam camp in Northern Darfur, where humanitarian officials are struggling to cope with the growing number of people seeking their help.

Aid agencies push cash for climate change - 03 Nov 09

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Published: 03 Nov 2009
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

A prolonged drought in Kenya - blamed heavily on climate change - has plunged hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. The worst affected are cattle-herders in the country's northeast. Communities that used to be self-sufficient, are now dependent on cash hand-outs from aid groups. Mohammed Adow reports on a new approach to aid in the town of Takaba.

Sudan: aid agencies bear brunt of Khartoum's IRE

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Duration: 5:34
Published: 05 Mar 2009
Uploaded: 05 Dec 2010
Author: france24english

IN THE FIELD: Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, confirmed that 10 foreign aid agencies had been expelled, accusing them of violating the law. Thierry Durand, of French NGO Doctors Without Borders, says his medical organisation is being wrongly accused.

Aid agencies fear Somalia famine - 18 Jul 08

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Published: 18 Jul 2008
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Somalia has the worst humanitarian disaster in Africa. By the end of this year, 3.5 million people will be tottaly dependent on n food aid. Adding to the problems, Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous countries. Now the Dutch Navy, which has been escorting shipments, is ending its role. The World Food Programme says it may have to pull out.. because it can't protect its workers Zeina Awad reports.

Aid agencies in Kyrgyzstan face challenges

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Published: 15 Jun 2010
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Thousands of people are trying to escape fighing between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgz in southern Kyrgyzstan, but many remain trapped at the border with Uzbekistan. To hear more about the challenges of getting aid into the country, Al Jazeera spoke to Pepijin Trapman from the Inter-Church Organisation for Development Co-operation, a group of Christian aid agencies working in Central Asia. Speaking from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, he said his organisation and others were struggling to get basic aid such as food, water, shelter and medicine into the country.

UN aid agencies expand relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan

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Published: 03 Aug 2010
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Author: unitednations

United Nations, New York, 3 August 2010 - United Nations humanitarian agencies warned today of the possibility of waterborne disease outbreaks emerging in north-western Pakistan, where an estimated 1400 people have already died in the region's worst flooding in living memory and more heavy rains are forecast. The agencies are stepping up their relief efforts as thousands of people remain trapped by flood waters, awaiting rescue and evacuation by boat or helicopter. Food, clean drinking water, tents and medical services are among the priorities for survivors, many of whom have lost their homes. News Story: www.un.org

Somali armed group lifts aid ban amid drought

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Duration: 2:11
Published: 07 Jul 2011
Uploaded: 25 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

The Somali group, al-Shabab, says it has lifted a ban on aid agencies operating in the parts of the country it controls. Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, an al-Shabab spokesperson said, "We have now decided to welcome all Muslim and non-Muslim aid agencies to assist the drought-stricken Somalis in our areas..." In some areas, one out of every three children is malnourished, in one of the region's worst droughts in 60 years. The UN says close to three million people in Somalia need emergency aid. Al-Shabab, which is said to be connected to al-Qaida networks in Africa and the Gulf, controls the majority of Somalia, including almost half of the capital, Mogadishu. In the past, they have said food aid creates dependency, but they have also used aid for themselves and charged foreign organisations high fees to operate. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports.

Aid agencies tackle North Korean floods - 17 Sep 07

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Published: 18 Sep 2007
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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

North Korea has suffered its worst flooding in 40 years, with crops destoryed, sanitation systems damaged and roads and bridges washed away. Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng, reporting from Pyongyang, looks at the relief efforts, speaks to local Red Cross officials and visits a "model" North Korean farm.

Sudan's worsening refugee crisis

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Published: 14 Jun 2011
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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

As South Sudan's July Independence date approaches, aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis in Sudan. There has been fighting between the Sudanese army and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the south. And according to reports, Sudan's airforce has bombed a number of towns including Kadugli while Aid agency offices have also been raided. Al Jazeera's Hazem Sika reports.

East Africa aid flow not fast enough

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Duration: 4:21
Published: 21 Jul 2011
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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

People in the Horn of Africa are suffering from the worst drought in more than half a century. Among the worst hit countries is Somalia, where the situation is now threatening millions of lives. The United Nations Children's Fund says up to 300000 malnourished children are at risk of dying in the country. Aid agencies have estimated that $1bn is needed, but only a fraction has been donated so far. Catherine Soi reports from Turkana in northern Kenya while Peter Greste reports from the Dolo Ado refugee transit camp in eastern Ethiopia.

Darfur refugees plead for foreign aid - 22 Mar 09

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Published: 22 Mar 2009
Uploaded: 19 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Refugees in Sudan's western Darfur region have refused to accept food and medicine from local authorities, instead asking for the return of expelled international aid agencies. Despite international calls for Sudan to reverse its decision, officials say only local agencies will carry out relief operations. Now, Sudan is blaming rebels for telling refugees not to accept aid from local agencies. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from South Darfur.

Al-Shabab says aid group ban remains in place

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Duration: 1:54
Published: 22 Jul 2011
Uploaded: 28 Jul 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Aid agencies are pressing ahead with help for drought hit victims in the Horn of Africa. But that is becoming harder with Al-Shabab rebels in Somalia now saying that a ban on foreign aid remains in place. In a transit refugee camp in Dolo Ado, Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports that some of the newest arrivals in the camp say that Al-Shabab appears to be stopping people from actually trying to cross the border. "We cannot verify that ofcourse but certainly the...stories we are hearing is that there simply is no food out there; that the security situation is deteriorating, there is a lot of fighting going on; that people simply have no choice but to move if they possibly can," he said. Greste says 1500 people are arriving in Dadaab daily, while 200-500 people are arriving in Dolo Ado from the initial 2000 people. The rebel group has also accused the UN of exaggerating the drought, calling it propaganda. But charities say it is the group's blockade of aid since 2009 that has caused a famine in areas under its control.

Is the West funding genocide in the Ethiopian Ogaden?-Africa Today-06-14-2011-(Part1)

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Duration: 11:42
Published: 15 Jun 2011
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Author: PressTVGlobalNews

www.presstv.com The Ogaden region of Somalia has been a source of conflict since the area was seeded to Ethiopia by the British in 1954. Somalia has twice unsuccessfully fought wars with Ethiopia to get the area back. The Ethiopian government has banned aid agencies and journalists from accessing the region and there are reports of famine and genocide in the region. In this edition, Africa Today studies the issue.

Riz Khan - Aid under Fire

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Published: 11 Nov 2010
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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

How can aid workers fulfill their humanitarian mission when they themselves are perceived as legitimate targets?

The Impact of Aid Agencies on the Dev't of Mindanao Part 2

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Published: 03 Nov 2007
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Author: lesterjohnl

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Is the West funding genocide in the Ethiopian Ogaden?-Africa Today-06-14-2011-(Part2)

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Duration: 12:59
Published: 15 Jun 2011
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Author: PressTVGlobalNews

www.presstv.com The Ogaden region of Somalia has been a source of conflict since the area was seeded to Ethiopia by the British in 1954. Somalia has twice unsuccessfully fought wars with Ethiopia to get the area back. The Ethiopian government has banned aid agencies and journalists from accessing the region and there are reports of famine and genocide in the region. In this edition, Africa Today studies the issue.

Haiti still in need six months on

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Published: 12 Jul 2010
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Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Exactly six months have passed since Haiti's earthquake and aid agencies are still struggling to care for over a million hungry and homeless people. 1.5 million people, which is one sixth of the Haitian population, are still living in camps while an additional 1.2 million people rely on aid agencies for clean water. At least $5.3 billion has been pledged in short-term aid which trickles down to $525 per person, but it's been one month into the Carribbean's hurricane season and only 3700 storm-proof shelters have been built. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, reporting from the capital Port-au-Prince, said: "Most people in Haiti don't even know that today marks the six month anniversary since the earthquake struck this country. "They take things day by day here and now that we're in the middle of rainy season, it's even more dangerous for hundreds of makeshift homes to stay up and people have remained in the same tents simply because they have no where else to go." Newman reports on a family of four whom Al Jazeera has been following ever since the earthquake to see how they have been coping. July 12, 2010

World rallies to aid stricken Haiti after quake

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Published: 13 Jan 2010
Uploaded: 28 Apr 2011
Author: timesofearth

timesofearth.com WASHINGTON - Governments and international aid agencies have pledged assistance to Haiti after a massive earthquake levelled buildings and caused an unknown number of casualties. Struck by the strongest quake in more than 25 years, hundreds of people are feared dead in what has been described as "a catastrophe of major proportions". In a statement Barack Obama, the US president, said his government stood "ready to assist the people of Haiti," as the state department, the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and the United States Southern Command sent search and rescue teams to the Caribbean nation. Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, said both military and civilian disaster assistance would be sent to Haiti. "The United States is offering our full assistance to Haiti and to others in the region. We will be providing both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance and our prayers are with the people who have suffered, their families and their loved ones," she said in a speech in Hawaii. USAid said it was sending disaster response teams made up of 72 personnel, six search-and-rescue dogs and up to 48 tonnes of rescue equipment. "This is a tragic situation and we will work alongside the Haitian government to provide immediate assistance in the rescue effort," Rajiv Shah, USAid chief, told the AFP news agency. Aid agencies have said speed is essential in helping survivors, although the first full assessments of the <b>...</b>

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