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The scale of the refugee crisis was straining the capacity of humanitarian organisations, said Guterres.

"Such attacks against health workers and facilities undermine the capacity of humanitarian organisations to assist the Afghan people at a time when they most urgently need it," said Jean-Nicolas Marti, head of the ICRC's Afghanistan office.

KAMPALA, Uganda — More than 60,000 residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Uganda after a rebel attack on a town near the border, in a continuing influx that is stretching the capacity of humanitarian workers to help the refugees, an aid group said Sunday.

The global conference – hosted by the European Commission, United Nations agencies (FAO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP) and donor governments (Germany, Finland, Sweden, UK) – takes place at a time when a mounting number of protracted crises around the world are outstripping the capacity of humanitarian action to respond effectively.

The number of moderately undernourished children admitted to feeding programmes is increasing daily while the capacities of humanitarian agencies are being stretched to their limits.

This past year has seen four large-scale "Level 3" humanitarian crises -- Syria, Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and the Philippines -- that are stretching the capacity of the humanitarian system.

The organisation added: "In all of these situations, the responsibilities of states in their making, and the diminished capacity of the humanitarian system to respond, causing yet more suffering and death, will go unaddressed".

It is imperative that the technical capacity of all humanitarian health partners and ministries of health regarding disease surveillance, prevention, and control in conflict-affected countries be enhanced to ensure effective implementation of infectious disease interventions.

An important element of improving capacity for humanitarian response is to build on lessons learned from previous crises.

Many countries have considerably strengthened national disaster management capacity and coordination of humanitarian assistance.

At the same time, many countries have considerably strengthened national disaster management capacity and coordination of humanitarian assistance.