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August 18, 2010
WE MUST ALL BE HUMANITARIAN WORKERS: WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2010
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NEW YORK (August 18, 2010)—Today, August 19, marks the second annual UN World Humanitarian Day (WHD), with events and celebrations around the world designed to pay tribute to humanitarian workers and the millions of people that depend on them for their well-being—if not their very lives—each and every day.
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August 11, 2010
PAKISTAN APPEAL: RAGING FLOODS NOW AFFECTING 20 MILLION
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The government of Pakistan has declared a state of emergency after unprecedented levels of rain over the past 36 hours triggered the nation’s worst flooding on record. An estimated 20 million people are affected and reportedly, over 1,600 are dead. Concern’s emergency team is on the ground responding in worst-affected areas.
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July 10, 2010
HAITI AFTER SIX MONTHS: WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
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On January 12, 2010, the most powerful earthquake to hit Haiti in 200 years left an estimated 220,000 people dead, 300,000 injured, and 1.2 million people homeless. In the capital of Port au Prince, an estimated 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed.
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