Sri Lanka: Statement by the Secretary-General on Sri Lanka’s counting of the...
Source: Commonwealth SecretariatCountry: Sri Lanka2 December 2013Statement by: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh SharmaLast week’s announcement by the Government of Sri Lanka that it will conduct...
View ArticleLibya: United Nations Hosts Second Consultative Meeting of Libyan Political...
Source: UN Support Mission in LibyaCountry: LibyaTripoli, 2 December 2013 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted on 30 November the second consultative meeting of Libyan forces...
View ArticleWorld: Las promesas de donación de los donantes del Fondo Mundial alcanzan...
Source: The Global FundCountry: France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World03 de diciembre de 2013WASHINGTON D.C. – Los donantes que...
View ArticleWorld: Les donateurs du Fonds mondial promettent 12 milliards de dollars US
Source: The Global FundCountry: France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World03 décembre 2013WASHINGTON D.C. – Les donateurs rassemblés à...
View ArticleWorld: Global Fund Donors Pledge US$12 Billion
Source: The Global FundCountry: Central African Republic, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World03 December 2013WASHINGTON D.C. – Donors...
View ArticleWorld: Food Security Cluster Core Indicators
Source: Food Security ClusterCountry: WorldThese food security indicators have been developed as a guide for national clusters and partners. The indicators were developed through a consultative process...
View ArticleChina: 2,000 relocated after Xinjiang quake
Source: XinhuaCountry: ChinaURUMQI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- About 2,000 people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been relocated as of noon on Monday following a 5.3-magnitude...
View ArticlePhilippines: Oil Spill in Estancia Iloilo Province, Western Visayas,...
Source: World Health Organization, UN Environment Programme, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: PhilippinesExecutive summaryA significant spill of heavy oil (bunker C type)...
View ArticleWorld: Ban pugna por derribar prejuicios contra personas con discapacidades
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World03 de diciembre, 2013 — Más de mil millones de personas tienen algún tipo de discapacidad, recordó hoy el Secretario General de la ONU, con motivo del Día...
View ArticleIraq: A second day of rains and roads are quickly becoming mud
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicWhen I arrived in Iraq in mid-October, temperatures had dropped considerably from the searing heat of mid-summer when the thermometer often...
View ArticleColombia: REDLAC Weekly Note on Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, ParaguayHIGHLIGHTS: HONDURAS: 2,500 people have been...
View ArticleColombia: REDLAC Nota Semanal sobre Emergencias América Latina & El...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, ParaguayDESTACADOS:HONDURAS: 2,500 personas están...
View ArticleKenya: Apps to reduce maternal, infant deaths
Source: EastAfricanCountry: Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of TanzaniaBy Steve Mbogo and Christabel LigamiIN SUMMARYOne mobile app, ZiDi, provides access to real-time data on patients and medical...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Bikes big hit in checkpoint-strewn Syria capital
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic12/04/2013 03:34 GMTby Rim HADDADDAMASCUS, December 4, 2013 (AFP) - Damascus bike shop owner Ali Jumaa is a happy man despite the civil war...
View ArticlePhilippines: Typhoon Haiyan External Update No. 8
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: PhilippinesHighlightsUNHCR relief supplies, provided in support of the work of the clusters in charge of shelter and non‐food items, have reached an...
View ArticlePakistan: 77-year-old man dies of dengue
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI, Nov 25: Another person was reported to have died of dengue on Monday, raising this year’s death toll from the viral disease across the province...
View ArticleWorld: UNAIDS welcomes outstanding support for the Fourth Replenishment for...
Source: UNAIDSCountry: WorldGENEVA, 3 December 2013—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) welcomes a US$ 12 billion commitment by international partners to the Global Fund to Fight...
View ArticleHonduras: Finaliza temporada ciclónica con saldo de 28 personas fallecidas en...
Source: Government of HondurasCountry: HondurasHonduras, 03 de Diciembre 2013Fuente: Comisión Permanente de ContingenciasLink Redhum: http://www.redhum.org/noticia_detail/40712Link Bitly:...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Drone to protect civilians in vast DR Congo
Source: UN Regional Information CenterCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoAfter strikes gone wrong and sometimes innocent civilians killed, the word "drone" doesn't necessarily have very positive...
View ArticlePhilippines: NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 52 Effects of Typhoon "YOLANDA" (HAIYAN)
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(abstract)ll EFFECTS: A. Casualties (Tab A)As of 6:00 AM, 04 December 2013, 5,719 individuals were reported dead, 26,233 injured and 1,779 are...
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