Kenya: Kenya Price Bulletin December 2013
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: KenyaMaize and beans are the most important commodities consumed, with maize availability considered synonymous with food security. Beans are very...
View ArticleWorld: Making Progress: USAID Implementation of the U.S. National Action Plan...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: WorldUSAID’s Implementation Approach and PrioritiesIn the past two years, USAID has transformed the way it does business, recognizing the need to...
View ArticlePhilippines: NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 60 Effects of Typhoon "YOLANDA" (HAIYAN)
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(abstract)ll EFFECTS:A. Casualties (Tab A)As of 6:00 AM, 12 December 2013, 5,982 individuals were reported dead, 27,022 injured and 1,779 are...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Building the Foundation for a Two-State Solution
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryPosted by Alina Romanowski, Deputy Assistant Administrator USAID Bureau for the Middle EastLast month I visited...
View ArticleWorld: Developing Countries Still Waiting for a Global Response to Climate...
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Jamaica, Samoa, WorldBy Peter RichardsBRUSSELS, Dec 12 2013 (IPS) - As president of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states, Samoa’s...
View ArticleNepal: Nepal's post-conflict mental health needs neglected
Source: IRINCountry: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri LankaKATHMANDU, 12 December 2013 (IRIN) - Seven years after Nepal emerged from a decade of conflict that killed some 18,000 people, according to...
View ArticleLebanon: Les réfugiés syriens au Liban à la merci d'une tempête glaciale
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic12/12/2013 06:52 GMTPar Rania SANJARSAADNAYEL, 12 décembre 2013 (AFP) - Dans un champ balayé par la tempête de neige qui frappe le...
View ArticleNiger: OFID Governing Board approves new loans and grants to boost...
Source: OPEC Fund for International DevelopmentCountry: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gambia, Honduras, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Niger, occupied Palestinian territory, Panama, Rwanda,...
View ArticlePhilippines: Haiyan Super Typhoon Assessment Analysis: Frequently Asked...
Source: REACHCountry: PhilippinesQ. What methodology did you use to sample for the assessment?The methodology used involves three stages of random sampling that will allow for a statistical analysis...
View ArticlePhilippines: Re-location, re-location, re-location…
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: PhilippinesBy Denis McCleanTACLOBAN, 12 December 2013 – The ground floor patients including those in intensive care had a narrow escape....
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: L’amélioration de la situation sécuritaire...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo« La situation [sécuritaire] s’est considérablement améliorée avec la défaite de la rébellion du M23 et la mise en œuvre de l’accord cadre....
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: EU must stop paying Gaza officials who don't...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryEU aid to Gaza spent on non-working bureaucratsEarlier audit identified problems with EU support to EgyptEU is largest donor to...
View ArticlePhilippines: Emergency medical work
Source: Disasters Emergency CommitteeCountry: PhilippinesOne month has passed since Super Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Philippines flattening villages to the ground and turning people’s lives...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria army vows to crush rebels on Damascus outskirts
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic12/13/2013 19:16 GMTDAMASCUS, December 13, 2013 (AFP) - Syria vowed Friday to crush rebels on an eastern approach to Damascus after a string of...
View ArticleSudan: Humanitarian Needs Assessment in Sudan’s Blue Nile State
Source: Enough ProjectCountry: SudanGiven the limits on access to rebel-held areas of Sudan’s Blue Nile state, there has been little information made public about the situation civilians face. In an...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ambassador visits returnees, UK contributes nearly $1 million
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandAmbassador Greg Dorey visited the reception center receiving...
View ArticleLebanon: The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in...
Source: Norwegian Refugee CouncilCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicAccording to Lebanese national law, without the required entry or stay documentation to be in Lebanon, refugees from Syria are...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: 13 Dec 2013: Central African Republic - New...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: Central African RepublicThe number of IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) is still rising in Bangui and reached now 160 000. There are...
View ArticleLebanon: BMZ tops up funds for UNICEF
Source: Government of GermanyCountry: Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic13.12.2013 | Berlin – The BMZ is making an additional 6 million euros available to UNICEF in response to the...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: DEC Syria Crisis Appeal 2013 Response Review: Final Report
Source: Disasters Emergency CommitteeCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicBackground and overviewThis report contains the findings of a Response Review commissioned by the UK Disasters...
View Article