World: Diplomacy and the distractions of protection
Source: International Peace InstituteCountry: WorldWhen genocide and mass atrocities strike, the first imperative is to stop the violence. When the violence stops, protection increases. With outright...
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Philippines: Protection Assessment: Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) - 25...
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection ClusterCountry: PhilippinesHIGHLIGHTS• The results of the community level assessment undertaken on 20-21 November show that 95% of respondents were...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Doctors and engineers team up against...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoAs heavy rain pounds the rooftops of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the Democratic...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: European Union and Palestine hold policy...
Source: European UnionCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryToday the European Union (EU) and Palestine held their fifth annual policy dialogue on human rights, good governance and the rule of law in...
View ArticleLiberia: UNHCR assists 16,000 Ivorian refugees in their return to Côte...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, LiberiaMONROVIA, Liberia, 26 November, 2013 (UNHCR):The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Liberia has assisted...
View ArticleMali: Little Boy Plays Again As WFP Works To Rebuild Lives In Northern Mali
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: MaliAs displaced people and refugees start to voluntarily return to northern Mali, the World Food Programme is scaling up its operations to help rebuild livelihoods...
View ArticleColombia: La Gobernación de Bolívar y el PMA firman un convenio para reducir...
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: ColombiaLa Gobernación de Bolívar y el Programa Mundial de Alimentos de las Naciones Unidas (PMA) firmaron hoy un convenio por el cual ambas organizaciones...
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Yemen: Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen (June-November 2013)
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: YemenNOV 2013 One generation of breeding occurred on the northern coast of the Red Sea in Yemen where egg-laying (by adults that arrived from summer...
View ArticleHonduras: Se necesitan esfuerzos multinacionales para controlar dengue
Source: RedhumCountry: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaDe acuerdo con el entomólogo y médico del ICGS, Lorenzo Cáceres, en Centroamérica hay registrados más de 107,580 casos este...
View ArticleMali: Avis sur les résultats préliminaires de la campagne agricole 2013-2014...
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, World Food Programme, Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: En RDC, un contexte favorable pour mieux...
Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed ConflictCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa, République démocratique du Congo- A l'issue d'une visite de sept jours en République...
View ArticleWorld: Bats dangle anti-malaria clues
Source: IRINCountry: WorldDAKAR, 26 November 2013 (IRIN) - Researchers are broadening studies on recent findings that a vast range of parasites, including plasmodium, are carried by bats inhabiting...
View ArticleWorld: When fear of being criminalized locks out healthcare
Source: IRINCountry: WorldNEW YORK, 26 November 2013 (IRIN) - Drug users will avoid a needle exchange programme if they spot a police car cruising nearby, and sex workers will readily toss their...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era...
Source: AmnestyCountry: AfghanistanAfghanistan’s proposed reinstatement of atrocious punishments would mark a dangerous return to legalized state brutality, Amnesty International said today as it urged...
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Philippines: Philippines - Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Tacloban Area -...
Source: REACHCountry: Philippines
View ArticleHaiti: Ten Haitians dead after ship capsizes in Bahamas: US
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Bahamas, Haiti11/26/2013 18:09 GMTWASHINGTON, November 26, 2013 (AFP) - At least 10 Haitian migrants were killed and 100 others fell into the water after an...
View ArticlePhilippines: International Medical Corps scales up emergency medical services...
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: PhilippinesLos Angeles – In partnership with the Philippine Department of Health and humanitarian partners on the ground, International Medical Corps is...
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Philippines: Philippines - Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Tacloban Displacement...
Source: REACHCountry: Philippines
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Philippines: Philippines - Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Tacloban - Displacement...
Source: REACHCountry: Philippines
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Supporting the populations affected by the earthquake in...
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: PakistanIslamabad [ACTED News] - As a result of two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 6.8 on the Richter scale, that hit districts...
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