Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan: IOM Philippines Situation Report 4 December 2013
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: PhilippinesFast FactsDTM preliminary findings for Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) now publishedIOM has distributed 5,836 shelter kits and 15,384...
View ArticlePhilippines: Philippines: Foreign Military Deployed Assets (as of 04 December...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Australia, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand,...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Hard Labour for Uzbekistan's Religious Dissidents
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: UzbekistanRights groups say “corrective labour” is becoming routine for short sentences as well as long ones.By IWPR Central Asia - Central Asia...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UNICEF Central African Republic Situation Report -...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicHeadlinesSerious human rights violations, such as killing of women and children continue to be reported.3,500 children were recruited and/or...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Detention Bulletin - Issue 46- October 2013
Source: Defence for Children International/Palestine SectionCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryOn October 28, a total of 159 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: L'Union Africaine se réjouit de l'adoption par le...
Source: African UnionCountry: Central African Republic**L'UA et la RCA signent l'Accord sur le statut de la MISCA **Addis Abéba, le 5 décembre 2013: La Présidente de la Commission de l'Union africaine...
View ArticleColombia: The Netherlands Expands Contribution to the OAS Mission to Support...
Source: Organization of American StatesCountry: Colombia, NetherlandsThe Organization of American States (OAS) this week signed an agreement with the Netherlands through which the country will expand...
View ArticleChad: Chad struggles to deal with influx of poor refugees
Source: Mail and GuardianCountry: Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Sudan06 Dec 2013 00:00| Alex Duval SmithChad has been hit by a refugee influx from Darfur and Central African Republic as well...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Food for the Hungry Helps Syrians Facing Cold Winter
Source: Food for the HungryCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicContact: Megan Rose Gordon C. James Public Relations Office: (602) 274-1988 Cell: (602) 690-0801Refugees Face Fuel and Shelter...
View ArticleWorld: International Volunteer Day: Ban highlights potential of youth as...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World5 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the millions of young volunteers around the world who are acting globally for social change,...
View ArticleYemen: UN officials strongly condemn terrorist attacks against defence ministry
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Yemen5 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Adviser for Yemen have both strongly condemned the terrorist attacks today against the country’s...
View ArticleWorld: “Climate-smart” agriculture needed to steer food security through...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World5 December 2013 – Agroforestry, diversification of crops with legumes and other practical measures must be scaled up to end hunger while meeting the challenge of...
View ArticleSenegal: Lutter contre la sécheresse et renforcer la résilience des...
Source: World BankCountry: Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, SenegalLES POINTS MARQUANTSLa Guinée, le Mali, la Mauritanie et le Sénégal vont renforcer la gestion commune de leurs ressources en eau.Plus de 4,5...
View ArticlePhilippines: One month on, basic needs are still dire
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: PhilippinesEarly on Friday 8th November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, locally named Yolanda, hit Guiuan in East Samar province with category 5...
View ArticleSudan: One killed, five injured in West Kordofan aerial bombardments
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanUM ADARA (5 Dec.) - A woman was killed and five other civilians were seriously injured in aerial bombardments in West Kordofan on Tuesday.Multiple sources told Radio...
View ArticlePhilippines: Reaching Out to Isolated Communities
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: PhilippinesAs the people of the Philippines struggle to recover from the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan, the plight of the population in many rural and isolated...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Women with disabilities face more abuse
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweWomen with disabilities in Zimbabwe continue to suffer violations of their sexual and reproductive health rights despite the fact that the government has ratified...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Cholera epidemic hits Chiredzi
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: ZimbabweAt least ten people have been taken to hospital after another outbreak of cholera epidemic across Chiredzi district.The epidemic, according to sources within the...
View ArticlePhilippines: DSWD Report No. 109 : Effects and services and interventions for...
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: PhilippinesAFFECTED POPULATIONA total of 3.40 million families with 15 million persons were affected by the recent typhoon. The affected population came...
View ArticleBotswana: Wise Up programme uses theatre to raise awareness among youth in...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: BotswanaLearn how Botswana’s Wise Up programme is amplifying the message of its multimedia campaigns – using theatre to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among youth.By...
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