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Mosul: 200,000 more people could be displaced as battle nears Old City – UN

New York, May 18(Just Earth News): As military operations against terrorists intensify and move closer to Mosul's Old City area, up to 200,000 more people could be displaced, a senior United Nations humanitarian official in Iraq warned on Thursday.

Somalia: UN-backed cholera vaccination campaign targets 450,000 people

New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The Government of Somalia has launched an oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign on Thursday with the support of the United Nations health agency, targeting over 450,000 people in seven high-risk areas around the country.

UN emergency food agency to feed some 220,000 people in conflict-affected Ukraine

New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News): Access to food is becoming harder in eastern Ukraine as prices are outpacing incomes, the United Nations emergency food agency on Wednesday said, warning that without longer-term intervention, more people will need humanitarian aid in the months and years to come.

UN interagency operation provides vital aid to 42,000 people in eastern Mosul

New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Joint efforts by three United Nations agencies – the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) – saw over 42,000 people in eastern Mosul receive food, dignity kits, water purification tablets, jerry cans, and baby hygiene kits yesterday, marking the largest humanitarian aid delivery since the beginning of the current conflict.

Nigeria: UN expert seeks urgent answers on ‘brutal’ eviction of 30,000 people in Lagos

New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert has appealed to the Government of Nigeria for an urgent explanation of the forced eviction of 30,000 people in Lagos state in the last week.

Haiti: UN supporting government to provide emergency food assistance to 750,000 people

New York, Oct 15 (Just Earth News): United Nations relief agencies are continuing work on the ground to assist Haiti in the aftermath of powerful Hurricane Matthew with the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday helping to provide supplies for some 750,000 people, while the UN health agency and its regional partner have appealed to donors for $9 million for emergency health operations.

In wake of Hurricane Matthew, UN to deliver food for 180,000 people in hard-hit eastern Cuba

New York, Oct 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is working with the Cuban Government to provide food for 180,000 people in hard-hit eastern areas of the island as they cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.