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Healing Process

Cris Uy, a volunteer with the relief efforts in the Philippines, just returned from Tacloban and Ormoc and this is what he writes... "It wil take time before the wounds…

Philippine typhoon response: Assignments by country or cluster?

By Lean Alfred Santos on 20 November 2013 - Almost two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, survivors in far-flung communities are still waiting for relief goods to…

Philippines’ Aquino ‘tempted to despair’ at typhoon toll

By Eric dela Cruz - MANILA (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed fear on Monday that some Philippine islands hit by a giant typhoon have not been reached 10 days…

Typhoon Haiyan evacuees share tales of loss, survival

By Vivian Tan in Cebu, Philippines - CEBU, Philippines, November 15 (UNHCR) – Jane Ilagan knew something was wrong when she tasted the "salty rain." The storm surge that accompanied…

Doctor deeply affected by the Typhoon Haiyan

Here is an excerpt from a story about a medical doctor, Dr. Glo, who is working with GAiN's relief efforts: “She flew in to Manila this afternoon to seek treatment…

Philippines: UN humanitarian chief appeals for support for typhoon survivors

14 November 2013 – The top United Nations humanitarian official today called for a sustained and collective response from the international community to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, and…

GAiN Canada’s staff member reflects on the typhoon that tore apart her country

Written by Lerie Canlas - When I saw the first satellite images of Typhoon Haiyan, and heard it described as the strongest cyclone in the world this year, possibly ever…

Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan

Over one million farmers in the Philippines have been impacted by Typhoon Haiyan according to the UN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that hundreds of thousands of hectares…

‘Worse than hell’ in typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Tacloban, Philippines (CNN) -- Typhoon Haiyan plowed into northeastern Vietnam early Monday, packing powerful winds and forcing thousands to evacuate. While people in Vietnam took shelter, Filipinos grappled with devastation…

UN EXPERT DECRIES UNACCEPTABLE NUMBER OF CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN BENIN

New York, Nov 8 2013 3:00PM A United Nations independent expert today urged the Government of Benin to make child protection a priority in its agenda, following a visit to…

HARMFUL PRACTICES AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN NEVER BE JUSTIFIED BY RELIGION UN EXPERT

New York, Oct 29 2013 6:00PM Harmful practices inflicted on women and girls can never be justified in the name of freedom of religion or belief, an independent United Nations…

The opportunity to overcome

For 12 years now Lucia has worked as a single mother and is the sole provider for her household. She is the mother of two children - her older daughter…

THOUSANDS OF SYRIAN CHILDREN FLEEING COUNTRY ALONE

New York, Sep 20 2013 3:00PM More than 4,000 Syrian children have crossed borders into neighbouring countries without parents or adult relatives, the United Nations children’s agency said today, warning…

U.N. calls for concerted effort to fight open defecation

STOCKHOLM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.N. has called for collaboration between governments, the private sector and scientists to improve sanitation needs of billions of people around the world and…

One million Syrian refugee children

GENEVA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The number of Syrian children forced to flee their devastated homeland will on Friday reach a million, half of all the refugees driven abroad by…