Top UN officials today (27 August) urged sustained efforts to tackle the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons, which they said kill more than half a million people each year and take a particularly heavy toll on civilians. UNTV
Across theSahelregion nearly quarter of a million children have received treatment in the first four months of this year but Unicef needs another 146 million dollars to sustain this work for the rest of the year to treat the 1.1 million youngsters estimated to need urgent help because of an area-wide drought. UNICEF
According to Haitian government and news reports the death toll from Tropical storm Isaac which hitHaitilate Friday night has reached 19. MINUSTAH