Yemen: Government renews attempts to reach peace in Houthi-Salafi fighting
Source: Yemen TimesCountry: YemenPublished on 7 January 2014 in News Nasser Al-Sakkaf (author)SANA’A, Jan. 6—A new round of delegations was sent this week to several areas in the North in order to...
View ArticlePhilippines: Why identifying Typhoon Haiyan's dead matters to the living
Source: IRINCountry: PhilippinesTACLOBAN/MANILA, 7 January 2014 (IRIN) - The authorities in Tacloban City, capital of Leyte Province in central Philippines, have concluded a mass burial of unidentified...
View ArticleTonga: Tropical Cyclone Ian Track Map - 9 January 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: TongaOCHA Flash Update - Tonga | Tropical Cyclone Ian, 9 January 2014
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan Crisis Fact Sheet #12 for Fiscal Year...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: United States of America, South Sudan (Republic of)HIGHLIGHTSMore than 200,000 individuals are displaced within South Sudan, with more than 42...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Recent Reported Incidents in South Sudan Last...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, United States of America, South Sudan (Republic of)South Sudan Crisis Fact Sheet #12 for Fiscal Year 2014
View ArticleTonga: Cyclone Ian intensifies as it moves towards Tonga, expected to make...
Source: Australian Broadcasting CorporationCountry: TongaForecasters warn Tropical Cyclone Ian is now a category three storm as it moves towards Tonga.Forecasters in Fiji are warning Tropical Cyclone...
View ArticleBolivia: Sedes declara alerta sanitaria por época de lluvias y desplaza...
Source: Government of BoliviaCountry: BoliviaLa Paz, 8 ene (ABI).- El director del Servicio Departamental de Salud (Sedes), Henry Flores, declaró el miércoles alerta sanitaria por la época de lluvias y...
View ArticleKenya: Million-acre food plan takes off
Source: EastAfricanCountry: KenyaIn SummaryThe one million-acre farm, belonging to the agriculture Developed Corporation (ADC) will have 500,000 acres put under maize production and 200,000 acres under...
View ArticlePeru: Alcaldesa de La Convención destina ayuda para damnificados por huaico
Source: El Comercio PerúCountry: PeruPobladores de Quellouno temen nuevos destrozos por posible desborde de ríoRALPH ZAPATAFedia Castro, presidenta del Comité Provincial de Defensa Civil y alcaldesa de...
View ArticleWorld: Australia’s mine action activities 2012–2013
Source: Government of AustraliaCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, Iraq, Jordan, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Lebanon, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Myanmar, Palau, Sri Lanka,...
View ArticleFiji: Early Warning Systems Project
Source: Fiji Red Cross SocietyCountry: FijiThe Asia Foundation was pleased to provide a grant of $55,000 FJD to the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS) for the project entitled “Early Warning Small Grants...
View ArticleChile: Monitoreo Alerta Roja regional en el Maule por incendio forestal
Source: Government of ChileCountry: ChileMiércoles, Enero 8, 2014 - 18:38En consideración al incendio forestal “Batuco” que se desarrolla en las comunas de Constitución, Curepto y Pencahue, que afecta...
View ArticleHaiti: American Red Cross Gives Update on 2010 Haiti Earthquake Efforts
Source: American Red CrossCountry: HaitiFour years after the 2010 earthquake, the American Red Cross is helping Haiti rebuild and recover with projects that enable Haitians to be safer, healthier and...
View ArticleEthiopia: Joint AusAID and USAID Review of Support to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia...
Source: Government of Australia, US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: EthiopiaJoint Australian and United States Governments’ Review of Support to Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia—Final...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan Food Security Alert January 8, 2014
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Conflict causes major displacement and destruction of marketsSummaryViolent conflict and civil strife in South Sudan since...
View ArticleWorld: Meeting the demand for African-led, internationally supported peace...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldAs Africa’s position in the world continues to grow and evolve in 2014, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative continues its tradition of asking its experts...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Qaeda group loses HQ in Syria's Aleppo, journalists freed
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Syrian Arab Republic01/09/2014 02:39 GMTDAMASCUS, January 9, 2014 (AFP) - Syrian rebels overran the Aleppo headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
View ArticlePhilippines: NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 87 Effects of Typhoon "YOLANDA" (HAIYAN)
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(Extract)II. EFFECTS:A. Casualties (Tab A)As of 6:00 AM, 09 January 2014, 6,190 individuals were reported dead, 28,626 injured and 1,785 are...
View ArticlePakistan: A long wait for quake victims
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanSAHER BALOCHWalking around in Mashkay’s Gajjar Town, it seems like the earthquake struck just a day ago. The debris remains as it is, with no signs of...
View ArticleHonduras: COPECO moviliza ayuda humanitaria para albergados en Costa Norte
Source: Government of HondurasCountry: HondurasTegucigalpa M.D.C. | 08/01/2014 | 04:00 p.m.Boletín Informativo No. 003-2014COPECO continuó este día con la movilización de ayuda humanitaria, consistente...
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