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                    [Title] => Relief official says UN trying to boost aid in Ukraine
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The United Nations is trying to increase aid activities in Ukraine to help more than 5 million people affected by the conflict between the government and Russia-backed rebels, the organization's emergency relief coordinator said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-04 05:44:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1637583 [AuthorName] => Pablo Gorondi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1400755 [Title] => UN: $16.4 billion needed to aid most vulnerable [Summary] =>

The United Nations appealed yesterday for $16.4 billion to pay for global humanitarian needs in 2015, saying it needs that money to help 57.5 million of the world's most vulnerable people.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-09 06:24:25 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1404776 [AuthorName] => John Heilprin [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1349814 [Title] => UN aid chief says Gaza ceasefire is vital [Summary] =>

 The U.N.'s humanitarian chief says a ceasefire to stop the violence in Gaza is vital because of the deteriorating situation.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-24 10:30:29 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140724/UN-aid-chief.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1294467 [Title] => UN relief chief to assess typhoon recovery efforts in Phl [Summary] =>

The UN under-secretary- general for humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos, is scheduled to begin a two-day visit to the Philippines this week to assess the effect of response nearly four months since Typhoon Haiyan struck the island country, said a UN spokesman here yesterday.

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The UN humanitarian chief on Thursday called for continued assistance to the long-term recovery and rehabilitation efforts in a great swath of the Philippines devastated by a super typhoon two month ago.

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The UN humanitarian chief on Thursday called for continued assistance to the long-term recovery and rehabilitation efforts in a great swath of the country devastated by Supertyphoon Yolanda last November.

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The United Nations is investigating reports that aid has yet to reach remote parts of the Philippines a month after a devastating typhoon, the U.N. humanitarian chief said on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-09 09:52:05 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704684 [AuthorName] => Rod McGuirk [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1405/zgab.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1260026 [Title] => UN raises emergency aid appeal for Phl typhoon victims [Summary] =>

The United Nations on Friday increased its appeal for Philippines typhoon relief by nearly 16 percent to $348 million with a further rise likely as aid organizations move into top gear in the face of a disaster that reportedly killed more than 5,000 people and affected a total of 13.25 million others.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-23 19:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258856 [Title] => UN official: 7.8 million women, children need protection in wake of 'Yolanda' [Summary] =>

Philippine government efforts are now picking pace after days of slow relief operations, but millions of "Yolanda" victims, particularly women and children, are now in need of protection against abuse, United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-20 11:54:31 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5750/w02g.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258834 [Title] => Typhoon survivors rally city: 'We shall overcome' [Summary] =>

TACLOBAN — A Roman Catholic priest led dozens of displaced typhoon survivors on a march through this shattered city on yesterday, seeking to boost its spirits.

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