Yemen: 10 killed by landmine
Source: Yemen TimesCountry: YemenNasser Al-Sakkaf (author)AMRAN, Sept. 4—Salafis and security forces continue to battle Houthis who’ve positioned themselves in Al-Asha district’s mountains, attempting...
View ArticleJordan: Syria refugees see no end to their exile as strikes loom
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic09/06/2013 01:51 GMTby Kamal TAHAZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, September 6, 2013 (AFP) - Eyes glued to a television news report on Syria in a...
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Timor-Leste: GIEWS Country Brief: Timor-Leste 05-September-2013
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Timor-LesteFOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOTRice production in 2013 to decrease sharply but that of maize to increaseHigher cereal imports during 2013/14...
View ArticleMyanmar: FEATURE-In the new Myanmar, an old junta's laws survive and adapt
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: MyanmarBy Jared Ferrie and Aung Hla TunYANGON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - It was once the feared weapon of a military junta, ruthlessly deployed to restrict Myanmar's nascent...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Number of refugees reaches 2 million
Source: MalteserCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyMalteser International ready to scale up reliefAmid rising tensions and the looming possibility of an international military intervention,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Bor flood destroys 400 houses, displacing thousands
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)(September 5th, 2013) - The continuing rise in the River Nile's water level in Bor, Jonglei state, has destroyed more than 400 houses and displaced...
View ArticleWorld: Nordic Countries Pledge $750 Million to the Global Fund
Source: The Global FundCountry: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America, WorldGENEVA - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strongly welcomed a pledge of...
View ArticleThailand: Medical & Assessment update: August 2013
Source: Jungle AidCountry: Myanmar, ThailandThis month our team joined an adventurous bunch of volunteers to the village of Pala U Noi. The village was assessed and we found that they require 6 water...
View ArticleSudan: ‘Darfur’s Tawila faces health care crisis as clinic closes’: Sheikh
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanTAWILA LOCALITY (5 Sep.) -More than 1,000 patients, including 200 pregnant women, 500 children, and 300 seniors in Rwanda, Daly and Argo camps in Tawila locality,...
View ArticleYemen: World Bank Grant Supports Improved Weather and Climate Services in Yemen
Source: World BankCountry: YemenWASHINGTON, September 5, 2013 –A new World Bank project will support the delivery of reliable weather and water information to people throughout Yemen, especially the...
View ArticleSudan: ‘Food shortages and suffering for 129,000 displaced in South Darfur’:...
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanGIRAYDA (5 Sep .) -The Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid for Girayda locality in South Darfur, El Tayeb Suleiman, has acknowledged that more than 129,000 displaced...
View ArticleSudan: ‘At least seven dead in Darfur air raid’: herdsman
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanEAST JEBEL MARRA (5 Sep.) - At least seven people, including four children, are reported to have died in renewed air raids, allegedly by the Sudanese air force, in...
View ArticleGeorgia: Cyclone causes floods in Western Georgia
Source: TrendCountry: GeorgiaGeorgia, Tbilisi, September 5/Trend N.Kirtzkhalia/A cyclone which struck from the Baltic to Georgia caused floods in several areas in the west of the country. According to...
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World: The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding...
Source: World BankCountry: WorldWASHINGTON, September 4, 2013 – Children in sub-Saharan Africa are now less likely to die from diarrhea and pneumonia, but these illnesses are still the most common...
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World: La charge mondiale de la morbidité : génération de données factuelles,...
Source: World BankCountry: WorldINTRODUCTIONL'approche « Charge mondiale de la morbidité » (GBD) est un effort scientifique systématique de quantification de l'étendue relative de la perte de santé en...
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World: The Value of Geo-Information for Disaster and Risk Management (VALID):...
Source: UN Office for Outer Space AffairsCountry: WorldOn 3 September 2013, UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER presented a new report which shows the economic, humanitarian and organizational benefits of applying...
View ArticleMadagascar: Blast Rattles Madagascar Over Election Row, No Injuries
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: MadagascarSeptember 05, 2013ANTANANARIVO — A makeshift bomb exploded at the entrance of a hotel in Madagascar's capital on Thursday causing no casualties, police...
View ArticleCameroon: Cameroon Struggles with Thousands of Nigerian Refugees
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Cameroon, NigeriaNtaryike Divine Jr. September 05, 2013MAROUA, CAMEROON — Thousands of people have fled northeastern Nigeria since mid-May when the Nigerian military...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Operational Overview - Population changes by camp (As of...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Ethiopia
View ArticleKenya: State embarks on final leg of resettling IDPs
Source: Kenya Daily NationCountry: KenyaEvery household of the last batch of internally displaced persons will receive Sh400,000 to buy land as all camps are to be closed by the end of this month.The...
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