UN swamped by a ‘Perfect Storm’ of humanitarian disasters

UN swamped by a ‘Perfect Storm’ of humanitarian disasters

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Faced with the ongoing civil war in Syria, the natural disaster in the Philippines, and a spreading civil conflict in the Central African Republic, the UN humanitarian agencies are confronting a near perfect storm of political and natural disasters. Add the continuing needs from earlier trouble spots such as […]

Philippine Typhoon; Global givers and grinches

Philippine Typhoon; Global givers and grinches

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The super Typhoon Haiyan which swept across the central Philippines left a brutal legacy of death, destruction and dislocation in its wake. The category five storm which slammed into Leyte and Cebu islands directly confronted the global community with yet another gripping disaster in which 13 million people were […]