occupied Palestinian territory: UNRWA able to continue assisting the 18...
Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryLebanonThanks to an emergency donation to UNRWA, just received from two European...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: MONUSCO Builds and Equips a Medical Clinic...
Source: UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoMahagi, 12 September 2013 - In Mahagi, Ituri district, Oriental Province, a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan hospital records sharp drop in number of self-immolation...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan11 September 2013 – The western Afghan province of Herat has experienced a strong fall in the number of cases of self-immolation by women...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Stigma – a major barrier to suicide prevention in Afghanistan
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: AfghanistanKabul, 11 September – World Suicide Prevention Day 2013 was celebrated in Afghanistan this year under the slogan of “Stigma – a major barrier to...
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Iraq: Summary of the Prevalence of reported Congenital Birth Defects in 18...
Source: Government of IraqCountry: Iraq11 September 2013 - The Ministry of Health of Iraq released today a summary report on a study conducted in 18 districts in Iraq to assess the prevalence of...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Politics Eats Into Palestinian Breadbasket
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryBy Jillian Kestler-D'AmoursJIFTLICK, Occupied West Bank, Sep 14 2013 (IPS) - In the Jordan Valley, contrasts are stark. Lush green...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria attacks hospitals, denies healthcare as "weapon...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicSource: Reuters - Fri, 13 Sep 2013 03:01 PMU.N. investigators document "insidious" Syrian war crimesSyrian govt forces bomb and occupy hospitals...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Across enemy lines, wounded Syrians seek Israeli care
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Israel, Syrian Arab RepublicSource: Reuters - Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:53 PMIsraeli hospitals treating Syrians wounded in civil warSyrian patients in Israel fear...
View ArticleItaly: Hundreds of fleeing Syrian refugees reach Italian coast
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Italy, Syrian Arab RepublicSource: Reuters - Sat, 14 Sep 2013 01:28 PMROME, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian refugees have been rescued in rough seas and...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Floods block major roads in Awiel
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)(September 14, 2013) - The Commissioner of Aweil South, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state says flooding has isolated parts of his County from the state...
View ArticleTuvalu: Tuvalu signs agreement for climate change project
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Tuvalu(Suva, Fiji) – The Government of Tuvalu and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has today signed an agreement to continue to partner on...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: US Doctors Aid Syrians With 'Virtual Surgery'
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCarolyn PresuttiEAST LANSING, MICHIGAN — A field hospital near Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday by shelling, killing the six medical personnel inside,...
View ArticlePakistan: Construction of 7 UAE-funded healthcare projects in final phase in...
Source: Emirates News AgencyCountry: Pakistan, United Arab EmiratesWAM ISLAM ABAD, 14th September 2013 (WAM)-- The UAE Project to Assist Pakistan (UAEPAP) has launched the final phase of its project to...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Greater Bahr el Ghazal seeks assistance for over...
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)September 13, 2013 (AGOK, Abyei) - Authorities and community leaders from South Sudan’s greater Bahr el Ghazal region are soliciting support for...
View ArticlePhilippines: Philippine troops advance as ceasefire falters
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Philippines09/15/2013 03:11 GMTZAMBOANGA, September 15, 2013 (AFP) - Philippine troops were Sunday closing in on Muslim rebel positions and cutting off escape...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Northern Bahr el Ghazal holds crisis meeting on...
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)September 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) government and humanitarian agencies operating in the area have held a joint...
View ArticleBahrain: Security Forces Detaining Children
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: BahrainReports of Beatings, Torture Threats in Detention(Beirut, September 15, 2013) –Bahrain security forces routinely detain children without cause and subject them...
View ArticleIran (Islamic Republic of): UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos concludes...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Iran (Islamic Republic of)(Tehran/NewYork, 15 September 2013): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Inter-Agency Regional Response for Syrian refugees -...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyREGIONAL HIGHLIGHTSA first group of 107 highly vulnerable Syrian refugees will be temporarily...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: RDCongo: le "but ultime" est d'empêcher la...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo09/18/2013 13:36 GMTKINSHASA, 18 septembre 2013 (AFP) - Le "but ultime" des Casques bleus déployés en République démocratique du...
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