Fiji: Dengue fever spike in Fiji
Source: Radio New Zealand InternationalCountry: FijiPosted at 21:17 on 16 December, 2013 UTCThe Fiji Centre of Communicable Disease Control says four times as many dengue fever cases than usual in the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Korean peacekeepers construct classrooms in Bor
Source: UN Mission in South SudanCountry: Republic of Korea, South Sudan (Republic of)13 December 2013 - UNMISS South Korean peacekeepers in the Jonglei State capital Bor today started construction of...
View ArticlePhilippines: Typhoon Haiyan - U.S. Government Assistance
Source: US Department of StateCountry: Philippines, United States of AmericaOffice of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 18, 2013On December 18, following a visit to storm-affected areas in...
View ArticleIraq: Iraq scales up efforts to improve maternal and child health in line...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Iraq18 December, 2013 — The Ministries of Health of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government, together with WHO, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund...
View ArticleBangladesh: World Bank Providing Support to Enhance Earthquake Preparedness...
Source: World BankCountry: BangladeshDHAKA, December 18, 2013 - The Bangladesh Urban Earthquake Resiliency Project has developed Guidebooks on City Earthquake Risk Atlas, Legal and Institutional...
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Somalia: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook December 19 –...
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationCountry: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe...
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Philippines: Philippines Emergency Sitrep No. 14
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: PhilippinesSUMMARY:Rural areas continued to be underserved.With the holidays approaching, many international actors are leaving the Philippines, contributing...
View ArticleSomalia: UN Envoy to Somalia condemns killing of doctors
Source: United Nations Assistance Mission in SomaliaCountry: SomaliaMogadishu, 18 December 2013 - The Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Continued killing of journalists is undermining free...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: India, Iraq, Philippines, Syrian Arab Republic18 December 2013 – The head of the United Nations agency entrusted with upholding press freedom pushed on with her campaign...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: Cote d’Ivoire to Expand HIV Treatment
Source: The Global FundCountry: Côte d'IvoireGENEVA – Efforts are underway in Cote d’Ivoire to strengthen HIV services so that by 2016 nearly all HIV-positive women can receive treatment to prevent...
View ArticleJordan: Reproductive Health Services for Syrian Refugees in Zaatri Refugee...
Source: Boston University, UN Population Fund, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Women's Refugee CommissionCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicExecutive...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Amid rising violence in South Sudan, International...
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Margaret Aguirre Director, Global Communications 310.826.7800maguirre@InternationalMedicalCorps.orgDecember 18, 2013 - Los Angeles -...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: UNRWA launches 2014 Syria Response Plan
Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyEast JerusalemThe war in...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Nearly 1 million Gazans to need food aid in...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: occupied Palestinian territorySource: Reuters - Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:31 PMAuthor: ReutersGAZA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Almost a million people are expected to need food aid...
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Central African Republic: UNICEF Central African Republic – Flash Report #6 –...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicGENERAL SITUATIONThe security situation remains tense and uncertain in Bangui and the western half of the country as a whole. An estimated...
View ArticleThailand: Most Burmese migrants in Thailand want to go home, but not yet-survey
Source: AlertNetCountry: Myanmar, ThailandSource: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:43 AMBANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost four out of five Burmese migrants in Thailand would...
View ArticlePhilippines: Lutheran World Relief provides additional shelter repair kits to...
Source: Lutheran World ReliefCountry: PhilippinesBaltimore, December 18, 2013 - In response to the need for immediate shelter repair following early November’s Typhoon Haiyan, Lutheran World Relief...
View ArticleMali: La mission d’observateurs de la CEDEAO félicite les maliens pour la...
Source: ECOWASCountry: MaliLa mission d’observation de la CEDEAO qui a suivi le second tour des élections législatives du Mali le 15 décembre 2013 a félicité les Maliens pour le comportement pacifique...
View ArticleWorld: Investing in sustainable water systems: who is leading the way?
Source: GuardianCountry: WorldPrioritising sanitation can be hard for decision-makers in developing countries but little investment in infrastructure, billing and collection goes a long way.Read the...
View ArticleNiger: New limbs bring new life
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: NigerAhmed Boutali is a shopkeeper. In March 2010, he was in a car on a dusty road just outside Ingal, northern Niger, with five others....
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