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Somalia: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook November 28 –...
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, South Sudan (Republic of) Despite a slight increase in rainfall across...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Geneva II: Prospects for a Negotiated Peace in Syria
Source: Oxford Research GroupCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicThe recent announcement that the so-called Geneva II conference would finally convene on 22 January 2014 is overdue but good news. What are the...
View ArticleRwanda: Rwanda launches circumcision campaign to tackle HIV
Source: GuardianCountry: RwandaHealth ministry wants 700,000 men to undergo non-surgical circumcision to help lower HIV rate of 2.9%Rwanda says it has become the first country to launch a nationwide...
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South Sudan (Republic of): East Africa Food Security Outlook - October 2013...
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, South Sudan (Republic of)Rains have been delayed in...
View ArticlePhilippines: Local partnerships guide MCC disaster response
Source: Mennonite Central CommitteeCountry: PhilippinesAKRON, Pa. — After Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands of the Philippines in early November, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) turned to people...
View ArticleUnited Republic of Tanzania: In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio
Source: New York TimesCountry: United Republic of TanzaniaBy SARIKA BANSALARUSHA, TanzaniaHow do you share ideas – including potentially transformative ones – with people who do not have Internet...
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Philippines: Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan Funding (as of 26 Nov 2013 10:00 UTC+1)
Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Philippines
View ArticleWorld: Global Fund Results Show Strong Momentum
Source: The Global FundCountry: WorldGENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced new results today that show a substantial increase in the number of people being treated...
View ArticlePhilippines: Returning to Tacloban to see the relief effort in full swing
Source: IFRCCountry: PhilippinesBy Nichola Jones, IFRC, in TaclobanArriving in Tacloban 48 hours after the typhoon had shattered the city was an experience I will never forget. More than 200,000 people...
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Philippines: Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Response Baybay Port...
Source: Logistics ClusterCountry: PhilippinesOn 25 November 2013, UNDAC conducted an Assessment of Baybay Port, Leyte Island.The Port of Ormoc is congested with the cargo of humanitarian responders,...
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Uganda: Village Savings and Loan Schemes empower women in Karamoja
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: UgandaNov 2013Karamoja in Uganda is one of the most underserved areas in terms of financial services, leaving a big proportion of the population...
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Uganda: Reviving cassava production in Northern Uganda
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: UgandaNov 2013Although the consumption of cassava in northern Uganda reduced during the 20 years of war and displacement, the crop is now back in the...
View ArticleIraq: 31 dead as car bombs rock Iraq
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Iraq11/28/2013 18:52 GMTby Al-Nasir BellahBAGHDAD, November 28, 2013 (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq killed 31 people Thursday as 11 car bombs struck nationwide, the latest...
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China: GIEWS Country Brief: China (Mainland) 25-November-2013
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: ChinaFOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOTMarginal increase in the 2013/14 winter wheat plantingsRecord 2013 cereal harvest estimatedTotal cereal imports in 2013/14...
View ArticleMali: Un petit enfant s’est remis à jouer, au moment où le PAM aide à...
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: MaliTandis que les personnes déplacées et les réfugiés commencent à retourner volontairement dans le Nord du Mali, le Programme Alimentaire Mondial intensifie ses...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa : André Kimbuta remet des objets...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoLe gouverneur de la ville de Kinshasa a remis, mercredi 27 novembre, mille bancs, des lattes, des crayons et de stylos à vingt écoles...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Augmentation des cas de paludisme dans...
Source: IRINCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoKINSHASA, 28 novembre 2013 (IRIN) - Le nombre de cas de paludisme enregistrés à Rutshuru, l'ancien bastion des rebelles du M23 au Nord-Kivu, en...
View ArticleIraq: DRC working with local businesses to provide durable solutions in...
Source: Danish Refugee CouncilCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicThe Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq (KRI) is hosting more than 220,000 Syrian refugees. Of these, more than 60% are living outside...
View ArticleSomalia: WFP Delivers Life-Saving Food After Cyclone Hits Puntland, Somalia
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: SomaliaA tropical cyclone slammed into Somalia’s northeastern coast on 10 November, killing at least 80 people, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of...
View ArticleMauritania: Les priorités pour les électeurs mauritaniens
Source: IRINCountry: MauritaniaNOUAKCHOTT, 28 novembre 2013 (IRIN) - Alors que les résultats des élections législatives et municipales du 23 novembre sont toujours attendus en Mauritanie, le parti du...
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