Chile: Reporte actualizado por sistema frontal en zona centro sur del país
Source: Government of ChileCountry: ChileDurante un punto de prensa realizado en la Oficina Nacional de Emergencia, el jefe del Centro de Alerta Temprana, Miguel Ortiz, indicó que según información...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Thousands lack health services since attack on Afghan Red Crescent
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: AfghanistanNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of people in northern Afghanistan have had no basic health services since militants killed two Afghan...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Time to end the horrors of this man-made...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo(Goma/New York, 28 May 2013): United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...
View ArticleBangladesh: Pounds of Prevention - Disaster Risk Reduction Story - Focus:...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri LankaMonsoons are seasonal shifts of prevailing winds that bring rainfall, typically during the months of...
View ArticleWorld: Using Science to Warn Countries About Deadly Flash Floods
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: WorldHurricane Preparedness Week is May 26 through June 1, following the release of the official forecast for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season....
View ArticleMyanmar: Failing to Demobilize Child Soldiers
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Myanmar‘Failing Grade’ on Promised Cooperation with UN(New York, May 29, 2013) – Burma has failed to make progress in ending its use of child soldiers nearly one year...
View ArticleBolivia: UE destina Bs 31 millones para preparaciòn ante desastres en Bolivia...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: BoliviaBolivia es el país más beneficiado de América del Sur en el nuevo plan de reducción de riesgos impulsado por el departamento de...
View ArticleWorld: OFDA Boletín del mes de Mayo 2013
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Colombia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, WorldUSAID/OFDA se prepara para la temporada de huracanesUSAID/OFDA, está realizando numerosas preparaciones...
View ArticleLebanon: Liban : trois soldats tués par des hommes armés dans l'est
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic05/28/2013 14:47 GMTBAALBECK (Liban), 28 mai 2013 (AFP) - Trois soldats libanais ont été tués dans la nuit de lundi à mardi par un...
View ArticleWorld: Focus on Health is Key to Achieving Communities Safer from Disasters
Source: Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: WorldDuring the IV Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, PAHO/WHO highlighted the importance of including an specific health...
View ArticleMexico: 6 medidas en materia de prevención de desastres
Source: Government of MexicoCountry: MexicoEn el marco de la instalación del Consejo Nacional de Protección Civil, el Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto instruyó a la Secretaría de Gobernación a implementar...
View ArticleSudan: 'Civilians tortured, killed for supporting rebels’ in North Darfur:...
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanTAWILA (28 May.) - A resident of Kenjara village in North Darfur was allegedly tortured and shot dead in a camp of the Central Reserve Forces (known as Abu Tira) in...
View ArticleSudan: ‘Abu Tira’ injure three in Dreige camp, Nyala, South Darfur
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanDREIGE CAMP (28 May.) - Three displaced people were injured on Sunday when Central Reserve Forces (known as Abu Tira) soldiers reportedly invaded Dreige camp near...
View ArticleEthiopia: Canada supports women's economic empowerment in Ethiopia
Source: Canadian International Development AgencyCountry: Canada, EthiopiaToronto, Ontario — Senator Salma Ataullahjan, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International...
View ArticleColombia: OIM apoya asistencia a niños víctimas del conflicto en Colombia
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Colombia28 de mayo, 2013 — Los niños víctimas del conflicto en Colombia recibirán ayuda psicológica y asistencia social diferenciada, atendiendo sus necesidades...
View ArticleColombia: OIM ayuda a ex combatientes colombianos a reintegrarse a la vida civil
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Colombia28 de mayo, 2013 — La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) ha ayudado a 749 ex combatientes colombianos a reintegrarse a la vida civil, en...
View ArticleSudan: Prisca Kisongo, Khalid Arrejamy: Protecting internally displaced camps...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Sudan28 May 2013 – Prisca Kisongo, a police officer from Tanzania, is just one of many peackeepers serving under the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Georgette Gagnon: Raising the bar on respect for human rights in...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Afghanistan28 May 2013 – Georgette Gagnon's resume reads like a who's who of the globe's most prominent danger zones. With past experiences across hot-spots in Africa...
View ArticleWorld: Canada leads global food security initiatives
Source: Canadian International Development AgencyCountry: Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Niger, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, World, Yemen,...
View ArticleWorld: Successful peacekeeping operations require forward planning, strategic...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Mali, World28 May 2013 – While the Security Council determines the mandate and size of new United Nations peacekeeping missions, getting these operations up and running...
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