Only one-quarter of the $1 billion that U.N. agencies have appealed for to tackle Ebola has been funded. In the context of this fast moving crisis, this exposes the lack of genuine commitment to deal with the situation in West Africa that is threatening to become a global

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The current Ebola outbreak, the most severe and complex in history, is now making its impact felt worldwide.The deadly disease has killed over 960 people so farin Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Seven additional West African countries (Guinea-Bissau, Senegal,

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In a world where close to a billion people go to hungry, is there a choice not to be humanitarian? In a world where close to a billion people go to hungry, is there a choice not to be humanitarian? On World Humanitarian Day (Aug 19), I am reminded that close to a

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When donor governments meet in Oslo on 20th May to discuss funding for South Sudan, it is imperative that they put money, peace and children at the heart of their discussions. At stake are the lives of almost half the population in South Sudan. In real terms, we are talking

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Prevention is better than cure- this maxim applies for all disasters, including public health crisis such as an Ebola outbreak… Ebola- taming a killer virus. A close look at how modern technology could help and hinder in the fight against a lethal foe. A 1995 Hollywood

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Disaster survivors are alike, but every disaster victim suffers in their own way. I learned this lesson not from Leo Tolstoy’s opening line in Anna Karenina, but when I was in India’s cyclone-hit areas last week, coordinating an emergency response on behalf of Plan

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School meal programmes, no doubt, are a lifeline and shock absorber for millions in such situations. This is why the case of children dying in India’s eastern state of Bihar as a result of contaminated meals, is such a tragedy. Nearly 900 million people go to bed

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