Philippines: “Register with us” – DSWD tells persons taking care of ‘Yolanda’...
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: PhilippinesThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) appealed to families and individuals presently taking care of children orphaned due to...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Dengue risk heightens in Colombo
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaSeveral areas in Colombo are faced with a risk of reaching epidemic levels. Dehiwala, Katubedda and Moratuwa MOH areas are undergoing an increase in the...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Dengue update, 8 Jan 2014
Source: Government of Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaDuring the last 12 months of the year 2013, 31825 suspected dengue cases have been reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island.Latest...
View ArticleTonga: Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number Eighteen (18) for Tonga
Source: Government of TongaCountry: Tonga09 January 2013 |TONGAN| A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGA GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NIUAFO'OUA GALE ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE VAVA'U AND HA'APAI...
View ArticleTonga: Severe Tropical Cyclone Ian, downgraded to category four, lashes...
Source: Australian Broadcasting CorporationCountry: TongaDisaster agencies are on standby as one of the most powerful cyclones to hit Tonga in the past 50 years lashes the Pacific nation's northern...
View ArticleIndia: Indian state chief slammed for lavish festival as thousands shiver in...
Source: AlertNetCountry: IndiaAuthor: Nita BhallaNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Activists and journalists have criticised the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan moves to introduce flood-tolerant rice varieties
Source: AlertNetCountry: PakistanAuthor: Saleem Shaikh and Sughra TunioISLAMABAD (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For the first time in years, Pakistani farmer Zulfiqar Ali cannot afford to sow winter...
View ArticleWorld: International funding for financial inclusion climbs to $29 billion in...
Source: AlertNetCountry: WorldAuthor: Maria CaspaniLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global spending on financial inclusion increased by an estimated 12 percent in 2012, totaling $29 billion,...
View ArticleHaiti: Q+A: U.N. must take responsibility for Haiti cholera epidemic - rights...
Source: AlertNetCountry: HaitiAuthor: Anastasia MoloneyBOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Haiti is home to the largest cholera epidemic in the western hemisphere.Nearly 8,500 Haitians have died from...
View ArticleTonga: Caritas response to Tropical Cyclone Ian affecting Tonga
Source: Caritas AustraliaCountry: TongaOur thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Cyclone Ian, which has struck the Pacific nation of Tonga and is continuing through the region this...
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occupied Palestinian territory: Detention Bulletin - Issue 47 - November 2013
Source: Defence for Children International/Palestine SectionCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryOn November 30, a total of 173 Palestinian children were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli...
View ArticleTonga: Cyclone Ian
Source: OxfamCountry: TongaCyclone Ian expected to hit Tonga: Oxfam poised to respondOxfam New Zealand is ready to respond to cyclone Ian which is due to hit Tonga overnight. Ian is slow moving, which...
View ArticlePakistan: Terror attacks claim 8 lives in Pakistan: officials
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Pakistan01/12/2014 13:03 GMTPESHAWAR, January 12, 2014 (AFP) - Unknown gunmen shot dead a senior opposition leader along with two others in Pakistan's northwestern...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Syria Crisis Bi-weekly Humanitarian Situation Report -...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyUNICEF Highlights for 2013In 2013, UNICEF and implementing partners have provided the following results for...
View ArticleIraq: Iraq violence kills 34 as Anbar employees back to work
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Iraq01/12/2014 17:31 GMTRAMADI, January 12, 2014 (AFP) - Nationwide violence killed 34 people on Sunday while civil servants west of Baghdad returned to work under...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Joint statement by South Sudan's peace and...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Joint StatementBy the Peace and Reconciliation Commission, The Specialised Committee of Parliament on Peace and Reconciliation, The...
View ArticleYemen: Swedish and UNDP signed a Cost Sharing Agreement to support...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Sweden, YemenThe UNDP's Acting Resident Representative Mr. Mahamed Hassen and Mr. Anders Frankenberg, Head of MENA Unit of the Swedish International Development...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Wounded continue pouring into Bangui hospital
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: Central African RepublicOver the past two days, some 60 wounded people have been admitted to the Community Hospital in the Central African...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Friendship triumphs over prejudice amid violence in...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the CongoZONGO, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 10 (UNHCR) – Edgar* looks exhausted. He has...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: The Iranian Red Crescent Society Assisted the Syrian...
Source: Iranian Red CrescentCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicIn reaction to the emergency appeal of the International Federation of the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, the...
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