Côte d'Ivoire: In Côte d’Ivoire, ensuring adolescents living with HIV...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Côte d'IvoireComing to terms with HIV has not been easy for 13-year-old Jean, but support from the NGO Femmes Actives de Côte d’Ivoire (OFACI) is making a positive...
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Colombia: GIEWS Country Brief: Colombia 05-December-2013
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: ColombiaFOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOTSlight increase in 2013 cereal productionCereal imports projected to rise in the 2013/14 marketing yearRice prices...
View ArticlePhilippines: In the Philippines, schools gradually reopening after Typhoon...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: PhilippinesSee how the Philippine Government, with the support of UNICEF and other partners, is working to get children back into school following Typhoon Haiyan.By...
View ArticleSenegal: Fighting Drought, Building Resilience in the Sahel one Community at...
Source: World BankCountry: Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, SenegalSTORY HIGHLIGHTSGuinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal are taking the next steps toward managing precious water resources A new push will...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: World Bank Approves Funds to Boost Private Sector Growth and...
Source: World BankCountry: Burkina FasoWASHINGTON, December 5, 2013 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$100 million from the International Development Association (IDA)*...
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World: Early Warning Report - December 2013 – May 2014
Source: Inter-Agency Standing CommitteeCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Myanmar, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: UNRWA condemns the killing of another of its staff
Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicDamascusUNRWA condemns the killing of another of its staff, the tenth to die as a result of the...
View ArticlePhilippines: UNDP announces mobile phone partnership to pay typhoon clean-up...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: PhilippinesThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) and mobile phone operator Smart signed an agreement...
View ArticleSudan: Youth volunteers train for a better future for Darfur
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: SudanHighlightsA project in Sudan trains individual volunteers to build up skills and in turn develop the capacity of their communitiesThe project will attempt...
View ArticlePhilippines: In Typhoon’s Terrible Wake, Women Continue to Give Birth Bravely
Source: UN Population FundCountry: PhilippinesGUIUAN, Eastern Samar, Philippines — When the warnings were issued for Typhoon Haiyan, the chief of the Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital wasted no time. Dr....
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Haiti: Epidemiological Update Cholera 5 December 2013
Source: Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, MexicoSituation summary of cholera in the RegionIn Cuba, between epidemiological week (EW) 27 of 2012 and EW 34 of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): SSNPS officers complete specialized training in Juba
Source: UN Mission in South SudanCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)4 December 2013 - UNMISS and the South Sudanese government had shifted from basic to more specialized training for national police...
View ArticleChad: Aid workers bring mixed fortunes for local economy in eastern Chad
Source: GuardianCountry: ChadSurge of NGOs during refugee crisis boosted business and graduate employment but led to job losses and inequalityFor business savvy in eastern Chad, look no further than...
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Niger: Niger : Bulletin humanitaire mensuel numéro 38 | novembre 2013
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Mali, Niger, NigeriaFaits saillants La situation épidémiologique a été difficile en 2013 pour le Niger et risque de l’être encore...
View ArticleNiger: Arrêté du Gouvernement du Niger accordant le bénéfice du statut...
Source: Government of NigerCountry: Niger, NigeriaArrêté du Gouvernement du Niger accordant le bénéfice du statut temporaire de réfugiés aux nigérians
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: UNRWA opens family support office in Damascus
Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastCountry: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab RepublicFollowing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...
View ArticlePhilippines: Typhoon survivors need shelter
Source: IRINCountry: PhilippinesPALO, 6 December 2013 (IRIN) - Shelter for displaced people is fast emerging as a key priority after more than one million homes were damaged or destroyed when Typhoon...
View ArticleEthiopia: IOM appeals for funds to assist Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Ethiopia, Saudi ArabiaEthiopia - IOM is appealing for USD 13.1 million to address the needs of a projected 120,000 returning Ethiopian migrants...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Children targeted in Central African Republic...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicAs UN Security Council passes Resolution, immediate action needed to protect children from rampant violenceBANGUI/DAKAR/PARIS/GENEVA, 6...
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World: The Right to Food in the CARICOM Region: An Assessment Report - April...
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint...
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