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UN aid chief spotlights need to bridge humanitarian-development divides

Jun 29, 2016, at 03:17 pm

New York, June 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Tuesday stressed the need to transcend the divide between relief aid and development work, urging action on global commitments made at last month’s World Humanitarian Summit (WHS).

WHS: Humanitarian aid is 'failing' – in an interview, UN advisor tells why

May 25, 2016, at 01:33 pm

New York, May 25 (Just Earth News):The humanitarian sector is failing to protect civilians from violence, a top UN advisor stressed on Tuesday at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Turkey.

Deputy UN chief pledges to spotlight situation of quake-affected Nepal at World Humanitarian Summit

May 03, 2016, at 01:02 pm

New York, May 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Just three weeks away from the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey, the United Nations deputy chief on Monday ended a three-day mission to Nepal after meeting with people affected by the 2015 earthquake as well as with senior government officials.