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Articles by: Malene Haakansson

The destructions after the cyclone Nargis are huge. DanChurchAid’s representative reports from the delta area which was hit most severely and where no one has received any help and where dead people and animals are floating in the rivers Read more...


Heavy rain has made the numerous rivers in southern Africa overflow their banks. Thousands of families have been evacuated and need help. DanChurchAid sends one million Danish kroner (DKK) to emergency aid to the most severely affected countries which are Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The emergency work is coordinated through Action by Churches Together, ACT International. Read more...


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and DanChurchAid (DCA) hosted an international seminar 'Protection of Civilians - Learning from Darfur' in Copenhagen autumn 2007. A report has been made based on the seminar. It can be downloaded from www.r2p.eu. Read more...


Climate change, which results in floods, unpredictable rain, drought, and hunger, occurs in many African countries today. Traditional pastoral people are among the worst hit. The pastoralists depend on the welfare of their animals, which means adequate access to water and fertile grazing land. Read more...


Around 2000 families, who have been hit by cyclone Sidr, have received relief items. Read more...


DanChurchAid gives relief aid worth 300.000 DKK to the worst hit areas in Bangladesh. Read more...


Watch how the Ugandan NGO KADP works with drought preparedness in Karamoja and how they help improve the quality of life for the Karamojongs, who are among the poorest groups in Uganda. Read more...


The floods in South Asia have hit Bangladesh with enormous force, and there is an acute need for just about everything, such as food, seed grain and reconstruction, DanChurchAid representative reports from Dhaka. Read more...


The situation in India and Bangladesh is still critical. Read more...


Danish relief organisations like others in Europe should do more to defend humanitarian principles in the EU, says the president of a European NGO network Read more...


The people of Mershing are living in fear of another militia attack. Only five months ago, the town was raided, and 55,000 people were displaced. Read more...


The displaced people of Darfur have started to call for justice and protection from international forces. Read more...


Over the last month, some 4,000 families have fled to Nyala in South Darfur to escape the fighting between militia and rebel groups in Gereida and militia attacks on villages around Buram, an area that lies south of Nyala. They have sought refuge in overcrowded camps surrounding the town. For many of the people displaced by the conflict, Nyala seems their safest option for now. Read more...