relief

Afghanistan: UN measles vaccination effort gets $750,000 boost

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced that its measles vaccination effort in Afghanistan received a boost, with a donation of $750,000 from an organization in the United States set up to help Afghan children.

UN relief official tours southern Sudan, stresses need for humanitarian access

Continuing his trip to the Sudan, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kenzo Oshima, today toured the southern part of the country and met with officials from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).