http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_AffairsFind stories, videos, and photos about United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs14433Find stories, videos, and photos about United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen opened fire on a military vehicle in Islamabad on Thursday, killing an army brigadier and a soldier, officials said.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/17/east.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/17/east.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy rains triggered by El Nino weather patterns could potentially prove devastating for east African nations that have been water-starved for months, the United Nations has warned.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/philippines.priest.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/philippines.priest.kidnapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Irish priest was kidnapped Sunday in the southern Philippines, his missionary society said.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/19/yemen.cease.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/19/yemen.cease.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA cease-fire between the government of Yemen and the Houthi Shiite rebels was in doubt Saturday after an official said insurgents fired mortars on military locations near the rebel stronghold of Saada, Yemen.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/west.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/08/west.africa.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextTorrential rains and flooding since June have affected 600,000 people in 16 West African nations, the United Nations reported Tuesday.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/05/burkina.faso.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/09/05/burkina.faso.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 30 people were killed and 350,000 displaced when torrential rains soaked much of West Africa, the United Nations said Friday.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/srilanka.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/srilanka.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextFlash floods have inundated refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, endangering more than 16,000 Tamil refugees who only months ago survived cross-fire in the country's two-decade civil war, the United Nations says.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/10/benin.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/10/benin.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations humanitarian agencies are preparing to assist 20,000 people displaced by heavy rainfall and flooding in the west African nation of Benin.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/somalia.fighting.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/somalia.fighting.civilians/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome of the worst fighting to hit Somalia's capital city in recent months uprooted nearly 34,000 people in less than a week, according to a United Nations report released Monday.Mon, 18 May 2009 18:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/sri.lanka.tamils.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/sri.lanka.tamils.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of civilians died during weekend fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil rebel fighters, the United Nations reported Monday.Tue, 12 May 2009 07:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/pakistan.girls.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/pakistan.girls.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextHina Khan used to take her life in her hands every morning just to get to school.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/zimbabwe.cholera/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe has passed 1,000, the United Nations said Wednesday.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737378,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlmost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing in Burma as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone, state media reportedSun, 04 May 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.cold/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.cold/index.html#cnnSTCTextAid workers have launched emergency responses to help people in rugged and poverty-stricken central and western Afghanistan, enduring what the United Nations is describing as "the harshest winter in nearly 30 years."Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/nkorea.floods.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/nkorea.floods.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe bodies of 11 North Koreans, victims of floods that have killed hundreds in the reclusive state, floated into the South on the Imjin River, which crosses the heavily armed border, South Korean officials said Tuesday.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/indonesia.volcano.1709/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/indonesia.volcano.1709/index.htmlActivity is intensifying Monday at Indonesia's Mount Merapi with the volcano spewing out near continuous clouds of deadly hot ash and debris, according to eyewitness reports.Sun, 14 May 2006 21:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/indonesia.volcano/index.htmlMandatory evacuations are under way on the island of Java, as scientists warned that an explosion from one of Indonesia's most dangerous volcanoes could be imminent.Sun, 14 May 2006 07:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/srilanka.strife/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/srilanka.strife/index.htmlAt least 10 members of a paramilitary group were killed by Tamil Tiger guerrillas in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said.Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/quake.schools.safety/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/quake.schools.safety/index.htmlSpring is on its way, emergency operations in the South Asian quake zone are slowly winding down and relief workers are shifting focus to reconstruction and recovery.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/07/28/niger/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/07/28/niger/index.htmlAfter months of weak response, donations to assist famine-stricken Niger have increased to $13 million in the past two weeks -- still far short of what is needed, U.N. officials said.Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:36:00 EDT