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John Holmes
Information about this person was last updated on Sunday, February 20, 2011.
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[-said]: the poster child ... of total failure of disaster risk reduction
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[-said]: The biggest question ... does Haiti followed by the Pakistan floods, does the response to these disasters tell us that the humanitarian model is broken and needs to be looked at in a more fundamental way?
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[-said]: It's sometimes difficult no matter how much training you've had, to involve local civil society as much as you would like and there's always the attitude that they are helpless victims and not actors themselves which is something that must be overcome,
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[ said]: This will remain a humanitarian crisis well into 2011, in fact probably for most of 2011 as we all anticipated and feared it would be,
alertnet 27-OCT-10
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[ said]: There are a very large number of organizations engaged in this. So if it’s going to be effective, it’s got to be coordinated,
un 02-SEP-10
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[-told]: I think the response is a lot better than it was 10 years ago or 20 years ago. We’re better coordinated, we’re better organized, we’re more professional, we’re rapid, we’re more predictable, and we have better funding,
un 02-SEP-10
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[-said]: We’re approaching $1 billion with funds offered or already contributed inside and outside the appeal for this crisis,
japantoday 27-AUG-10
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[-said]: We will obviously take these threats seriously, as we did before, and take appropriate precautions,
globalsecurity 27-AUG-10
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[-said]: but as I say we will not be deterred from doing what we believe we need to do, which is to help the people of Pakistan.
globalsecurity 27-AUG-10
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[-said]: The reality is that until these armed groups are dealt with once and for all, this risk is going to be there,
NPRnews 27-AUG-10
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[ said]: The reality is that until these armed groups, particularly the FDLR, are dealt with once and for all this risk is still going to be there,
allafrica 27-AUG-10
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[-said]: We're approaching $1 billion with funds offered or already contributed inside and outside the appeal for this crisis,
nzherald 27-AUG-10
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[-told]: The foreign humanitarian community is under threat because we are assisting the Pakistani people. We will not be deterred by such threats. Those threats existed before the floods and we've always known that security issues are there,
sabanews 26-AUG-10
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[ said]: We do take these threats seriously. The U.N. will review the security measure for its workers, but we will not be deterred by these threats,
app 26-AUG-10
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[ said]: This MoU establishes a firm footing for strengthening the partnership between OCHA and the African Union in efforts to bring relief and protection to millions of people in need in Africa,
un 26-AUG-10
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[said:]: what scientists have been predicting for a long time that the world will witness more disastrous disasters is happening and the Pakistan floods are probably a result of that, although you cannot link one event definitively to climate change.
sabanews 26-AUG-10
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[ said]: These floods pose unprecedented logistical challenges, and this requires an extraordinary effort by the international community,
irish 25-AUG-10
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[ said]: It is also vital that displaced populations are not threatened with violence or otherwise forcibly moved,
sudantribune 24-AUG-10
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[ said]: These unprecedented floods pose unprecedented logistical challenges, and this requires an extraordinary effort by the international community,
dawn 24-AUG-10
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[ said]: These unprecedented floods pose unprecedented logistical challenges, and this requires an extraordinary effort by the international community
reliefWeb 24-AUG-10
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[-said]: The level of restrictions imposed on humanitarian operations, and of harassment, threats and violence directed at humanitarian personnel, is once again becoming unacceptable,
sudantribune 24-AUG-10
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[-said]: It's not bad for a normal disaster, but this isn't a normal disaster,
alertnet 20-AUG-10
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[ said]: This is a disaster which has affected many more people than I have ever seen,
scidev 19-AUG-10
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[-said]: The PRTs have been a difficult aspect for the aid community to deal with ... much of the aid community feels this blurs the lines of aid work and military action, and further endangers the aid community.
cnn 19-AUG-10
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[ said]: Watching this disaster unfold, the world increasingly understands its immense magnitude
upi 19-AUG-10
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[ said]: Watching this disaster unfold, the world increasingly understands its immense magnitude,
un 18-AUG-10
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[ said]: What is clear is that we need a lot more and we need it quickly,
upi 18-AUG-10
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[ said]: The CERF is enabling humanitarian organizations to respond rapidly to the most urgent, life-saving needs in Pakistan,
kuna 18-AUG-10
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[ said]: We thank donors for their generosity, and ask them to keep up this accelerated pace of donations. The road ahead remains long. We should all also be ready for any increase in requirements,
un 18-AUG-10
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[-said]: The United Nations has been in close contact with the relevant Sudanese authorities to restore access to both Kalma and Eastern Jebel Marra, but until today progress has not been forthcoming,
myjoyonline 17-AUG-10
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[ said]: May God bless me, but there will be a catastrophe here in the next five to 10 days,
AHN 17-AUG-10
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[-said]: We need immediate access so we can respond to the needs and conditions of those remaining there [Kalma camp]. We also need to find out how many people have left, and where they have gone, in order to provide relief to them too,
reliefWeb 16-AUG-10
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[ said]: This is likely to be my last trip in this capacity
reliefWeb 16-AUG-10
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[ said]: I am extremely concerned about the welfare of the IDPs (internally displaced persons) at Kalma camp, to whom we have not been able to deliver relief for 13 days,
tehrantimes 15-AUG-10
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[-said]: Deliveries of food and fuel for water pumps have for example not been possible. Sanitation is also a major concern as it is the middle of the rainy season,
tehrantimes 15-AUG-10
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[-said]: Deliveries of food and fuel for water pumps have for example not been possible. Sanitation is also a major concern as it is the middle of the rainy season. Many thousands of IDPs from Kalma remain unaccounted for. We need immediate access so we can respond to the needs and conditions of those remaining there. We also need to find out how many people have left, and where they have gone, in order to provide relief to them too
sudantribune 15-AUG-10
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[-added]: Five international NGOs and UN humanitarian agencies which have humanitarian programmes in Kalma are still being prevented from entering the camp by local authorities on the ground, despite recent reassurances that such restrictions had not been imposed,
tehrantimes 15-AUG-10
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[-added]: The United Nations has been in close contact with the relevant Sudanese authorities to restore access ... but until today progress has not been forthcoming,
smh 14-AUG-10
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[-said]: I just think it’s a bit soon to conclude that people have something against Pakistan because of terrorism or because of corruption or because of just general donor fatigue and therefore there’s a big difference between this and other disasters,
japantoday 14-AUG-10
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[-said]: Deliveries of food and fuel for water pumps have, for example, not been possible. Sanitation is also a major concern as it is the middle of the rainy season,
smh 14-AUG-10
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[-said]: If access is not urgently restored, the situation risks deteriorating rapidly,
reuters 14-AUG-10
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[ said]: I am extremely concerned about the welfare of the IDPs at Kalma camp, to whom we have not been able to deliver relief for 13 days,
un 14-AUG-10
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[-added]: Five international NGOs and UN humanitarian agencies which have humanitarian programs in Kalma are still being prevented from entering the camp by local authorities on the ground, despite recent reassurances that such restrictions had not been imposed,
smh 14-AUG-10
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[ said]: We need immediate access so we can respond to the needs and conditions of those remaining there. We also need to find out how many people have left, and where they have gone, in order to provide relief to them too,
un 14-AUG-10
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[ said]: The United Nations has been in close contact with the relevant Sudanese authorities to restore access to both Kalma and eastern Jebel Marra, but until today progress has not been forthcoming,
un 14-AUG-10
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[said:]: The death toll has so far been relatively low compared to other major natural disasters, but the numbers affected are extraordinarily high. If we don't act fast enough, many more people could die of diseases and food shortages
independent 13-AUG-10
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[-said]: Millions more are expected to suffer from the combined impact of continuing torrential rains and unprecedented water levels in the rivers,
cnn 12-AUG-10
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[-said]: severely compromising the possibility to plant staple food crops in September for hundreds of thousands of farmers,
cnn 12-AUG-10
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[ said]: Needs are huge and still rising. The humanitarian effort needs to be scaled up accordingly, as fast as we can,
wsj 12-AUG-10
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[ said]: Unless aid activities continue to be rapidly scaled up to reach those who remain displaced and without immediate access to food and clean drinking water, additional loss of human life and further suffering will occur,
euronews 12-AUG-10
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[ said]: It is clear that this disaster is one of the most challenging that anyone has faced in recent years,
CBC 12-AUG-10
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[-said]: We have a huge task in front of us,
thedailystarBD 12-AUG-10
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[ said]: The disaster is continually getting worse,
ipsnews 12-AUG-10
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[-said]: The scale of the disaster is huge, the needs of the people affected by it are huge. That's why we've appealed for 460 million dollars this morning to try to deal with the consequences of this disaster just for the immediate relief period,
ipsnews 12-AUG-10
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[-said]: If we don't act fast enough, many more people could die of diseases and food shortages.
cnn 12-AUG-10
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[-said]: The scale of the disaster is huge, the needs of the people affected by it are huge. That's why we've appealed for $460 million this morning to try to deal with the consequences of this disaster just for the immediate relief period,
asiatimes 12-AUG-10
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[-told]: The disaster is one of the most challenging that any country has faced in recent years,
trendnews 11-AUG-10
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[-said]: More than one week after the initial arrival of the floods, huge areas of the country remain without power, clear water or communications,
jpost 11-AUG-10
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[-added]: Our immediate focus when we launch the appeal will be on the immediate humanitarian relief needs to actually keep people alive, to give them the basic minimum to stay alive, to survive,
msnbc 11-AUG-10
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[-warned]: The death toll has so far been relatively low compared to other major natural disasters, but the numbers affected are extraordinarily high,
aljazeera 11-AUG-10
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[ said]: While the overall death toll from this disaster has been relatively low compared with large numbers of people the government estimates to have been affected, unless aid activities are rapidly scaled up to reach those who remain displaced and without immediate access to food and clean drinking water, additional loss of human lives and further suffering will occur,
voanews 11-AUG-10
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[ said]: The response of the international community has so far been encouraging,
un 11-AUG-10
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[ said]: The response of the international community has so far been encouraging
reliefWeb 11-AUG-10
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[ added]: The death toll has so far been relatively low compared to other major natural disasters, but the numbers affected are extraordinarily high. If we don’t act fast enough, many more people could die of diseases and food shortages,
un 11-AUG-10
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