¿Qué está pasando en Nigeria?

Un gran número de personas del noreste de Nigeria se han visto afectadas por la pobreza, la degradación ambiental y, sobre todo, por la violencia de Boko Haram. La necesidad de llevar allí nuestro conocimiento y nuestros recursos colectivos resulta evidente. Entonces, ¿por qué tomar cartas en el asunto sigue siendo difícil y qué podemos hacer para enderezar las cosas

La reforma humanitaria: una visión desde la República Centroafricana

Como Coordinador Humanitario en la República Centroafricana (RCA), forma parte de mi labor asegurarme de que la ONU y las organizaciones humanitarias trabajan juntas para cubrir las necesidades con la mayor eficacia

Humanitarian reform: a view from CAR

As the Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central AfricanRepublic (CAR), it is my job to ensure that the UN andhumanitarian organisations work together to meet needsas efficiently as we can

What's going on in Nigeria?

Huge numbers of people in Nigeria’s north-east have been affected by poverty, environmental degradation and, specifically, Boko Haram violence. The need to bring our collective understanding and resources to such a setting is obvious – so why does action to do so remain elusive and what can be done to set things on the right course

The UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs in Angola : a model for the coordination of humanitarian assistance?

This report describes the activities of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) in Angola from April 1993 to April 1995. It starts with the creation of DHA Angola in 1993 and continues to describe how relations were established with the Government and UNITA. It covers the different ways in which main concepts and roles and responsibilities could be discussed and agreed to. It presents the day-to-day activities including the crucial information exchange. It shows how DHA organised the preparation and launching of inter-agency appeals. It describes how DHA promoted and monitored the safety of humanitarian agency personnel and how capacity building was made one of the important strategies of DHA

What’s going on in Nigeria?

Huge numbers of people in Nigeria’s north-east have been affected by poverty, environmental degradation and, specifically, Boko Haram violence. The need to bring our collective understanding and resources to such a setting is obvious – so why does action to do so remain elusive and what can be done to set things on the right course

Pledges versus commitments

Some 400 representatives from more than 60 countries and organisations met in Oslo in April 2005 for adonors’ conference on Sudan. Six months on, haveexpectations been met

¿Qué está pasando en Nigeria?

Un gran número de personas del noreste de Nigeria se han visto afectadas por la pobreza, la degradación ambiental y, sobre todo, por la violencia de Boko Haram. La necesidad de llevar allí nuestro conocimiento y nuestros recursos colectivos resulta evidente. Entonces, ¿por qué tomar cartas en el asunto sigue siendo difícil y qué podemos hacer para enderezar las cosas

CAR: no longer forgotten?

The international community is waking up to the strategic importance of the Central African Republic (CAR) in the crisis over Darfur. Will current interest endure long enough to help the people of CARCAR beyond the immediate future

República Centroafricana: ¿ha salido del olvido?

La comunidad internacional se está dando cuenta de la importancia estratégica que tiene la República Centroafricana en la crisis de Darfur. ¿Se prolongará el interés actual lo suficiente como para que la población de este país pueda salir adelante?