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Malawi is vulnerable to frequent floods and droughts

Flood damage still being assessed

Drought and rising insecurity has forced thousands to leave their homes in Helmand

McNamara - "In principle the UN agencies will provide assistance wherever they have the request of the authorities and where it is safe to go"

Kala Refugee Camp in Zambia

War caused thousands of Angolans to flee to Zambia

Government promises free education when resources permit

Organised repatriation the only means of ensuring minimum living conditions in areas of return, UNHCR

Refugees will be assisted with food rations until next harvest

Reports indicate vulnerability in areas not previously identified as needing aid

Zambia is home to several thousand refugees

Somaliland Minister of Finance, Mohamed Said Mohamed "Gees"

President Egal

Somaliland has been hit by inflation and high food prices that have especially hurt the livelihoods of the predominantly pastoralist population

Somaliland President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal

Over 200 people had died due to cold and hunger following a cold spell in various small camps and settlements in the northern provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan

The government says that up to 85 percent of the population may have psychological disorders

A child combatant on patrol in southern Sudan

Former child soldiers in southern Sudan link hands as they enter a plane that will transport them from the conflict zone in Northern Bahr el Ghazal province