Appeals

13/11/2013 - On 8 November, Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) hit the Philippines. With wind speeds of 235 km/h and storm surges up to 6 m high, the typhoon is one of ...READ MORE

11/08/2009 - The Syrian Arab Republic is facing its third consecutive year of severe drought. In the northeast and the Badia region, the failed rains of this year have compounded devastating losses ...READ MORE

24/07/2009 - In 2009, Madagascar has suffered the effects of multiple crises, including drought and cyclones. Political instability, which led to the recent ousting of the President, has exacerbated the impact of ...READ MORE

22/05/2009 - In April 2009, an escalation in the fighting between Government forces and armed groups in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of ...READ MORE

07/04/2009 - In 2009, Madagascar has suffered the effects of multiple crises, including drought and cyclones. Political instability, which led to the recent ousting of the President, has exacerbated the effects of ...READ MORE

12/02/2009 - For 25 years, civil conflict in Sri Lanka has led to large-scale population displacement and pushed millions of people into a situation of chronic poverty. In the second half of 2008, ...READ MORE

02/02/2009 - Between 27 December 2008 and 19 January 2009, the Gaza Strip was the site of intense military operations, including bombardment by land, sea and air. Twenty-three days of fighting resulted ...READ MORE

16/01/2009 - Following a decade of civil conflict (1996-2006), Nepal has undergone extensive political transition. The country was declared a Federal Democratic Republic on 28 May 2008, ending 240 years of monarchy. ...READ MORE

14/01/2009 - Despite the considerable progress made since 2001, Afghanistan remains an extremely poor country, with living standards that are among the lowest in the world. Some 42 percent of its population ...READ MORE

05/12/2008 - Soaring food and fuel prices, adverse weather conditions and declining remittances resulting from the global economic slowdown have contributed to a precarious food security situation for many vulnerable households in ...READ MORE

19/11/2008 - Natural disasters and conflicts affect millions of people every year, destroying communities and devastating livelihoods. Most of the men, women and children who suffer from these calamities depend on agriculture ...READ MORE