Madagascar: Microcredit helps small businesses buck the system in Madagascar
Source: IRINCountry: MadagascarTOLIARA, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin Village, in...
View ArticleLebanon: Crisis in Syria
Source: OxfamCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic1.4 million refugees have now fled violence in Syria and are in desperate need of shelter, food and water....
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Afghanistan: Afghanistan: IOM Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) Stock...
Source: International Organization for Migration, US Agency for International Development, Information Management and Mine Action ProgramsCountry: Afghanistan
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Israel to 'legalise' wildcat settler...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: occupied Palestinian territory05/16/2013 15:16 GMTJERUSALEM , May 16, 2013 (AFP) - Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said on Thursday the government wants to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Mind the gender justice gap
Source: Peace DirectCountry: AfghanistanMay 16 2013: Dan Killian, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for USAID's Rule of Law Stabilisation Programme – Informal Component (RLS-I), looks at how the...
View ArticleBangladesh: Cyclone Mahasen: a report from Bangladesh
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Bangladeshby Khaza Uddin, Save the Children in BangladeshThursday 16 May, 2.30pm BST: Communication and transportation have been disrupted, cutting off several...
View ArticleBenin: Care for ME is about children everywhere
Source: SOS Children's Villages InternationalCountry: Benin, Sri Lanka16/05/2013 - Improving the quality of care for vulnerable children is a global issue. Delegates at a conference at the SOS...
View ArticleBangladesh: Communities in Bangladesh are being helped by Tearfund partners...
Source: TearfundCountry: BangladeshInitial reports say five people have died as cyclone Mahesen battered the capital Chittagong and surrounding areas.Thousands of Bangladeshis are taking shelter amid...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: RDCongo : 40 tués lors d'un affrontement...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo05/16/2013 16:07 GMTGOMA (RDCongo), 16 mai 2013 (AFP) - Quarante personnes, dont 8 soldats congolais, ont été tuées dans des...
View ArticleHaiti: Housing Delivery and Housing Finance in Haiti: Operationalizing the...
Source: OxfamCountry: HaitiAlthough the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's urban infrastructure, it is not the sole cause of the nation's distress today. Rather, the earthquake exposed...
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Bangladesh: DMIC Situation Report on Cyclonic Storm "MAHASEN" [MAY 16, 2013]
Source: Government of BangladeshCountry: BangladeshHighlightsThe coast crossing cyclonic storm “MAHASEN” weakened by giving precipitation, moved northeastwards and crossed Noakhali- Chittagong coast at...
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World: Global Food Security Update - Issue 10, May 2013
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador,...
View ArticleKenya: Pastoralism's economic contributions are significant but overlooked
Source: IRINCountry: Kenya, WorldNAIROBI, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa...
View ArticleBangladesh: UN OCHA Flash Update 6, Cyclone Mahasen, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bangladesh, MyanmarTropical Cyclone Mahasen, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, made landfall in Bangladesh on the...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Children treated after attack in eastern...
Source: MSFCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoLondon, 16 May 2013 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is treating survivors of an attack on Mpeti in the North Kivu province...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Cape Town's asylum seekers struggle to get documented
Source: IRINCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South AfricaCAPE TOWN, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
View ArticleNigeria: Nigeria set for air strikes against Islamists
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Nigeria05/16/2013 16:47 GMTby Aminu ABUBAKARKANO, Nigeria, May 16, 2013 (AFP) - Nigeria's military said Thursday that it was ready to launch air strikes against...
View ArticleBangladesh: Cyclone Mahasen: Building site shelters Bangladeshi families
Source: British Broadcasting CorporationCountry: BangladeshCyclone Mahasen has begun crossing Bangladesh's southern coast, as people pack into evacuation shelters.Watch the video report on the BBC.
View ArticleGuinea: Guinée : Les services de santé des armées renforcent leurs capacités...
Source: ICRCCountry: GuineaCommuniqué de presse 13/89Genève / Conakry (CICR) – Une cinquantaine de médecins et infirmiers militaires viennent d'achever une formation en chirurgie de guerre organisée...
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Syrian Arab Republic: IOM Regional Response to the Syria Crisis Situation...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyHIGHLIGHTSSyria: On 14 May, 5,800 beneficiaries in Damascus and Rural Damascus received...
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