World: Academic gathering highlights humanitarian principles
Source: Sphere ProjectCountry: WorldBy Cecilia Furtade *The need to reassert humanitarian principles in a changing and increasingly complex humanitarian landscape was the leitmotiv of the discussion at...
View ArticleWorld: DIPECHO in the Caribbean
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: World10/01/2014 - This video, produced jointly by the consortium Plan-Oxfam-Habitat and funded by ECHO's disaster preparedness programme...
View ArticleBolivia: Cabrera: 4 personas arrastradas por desbordes de ríos están...
Source: Government of BoliviaCountry: BoliviaLa Paz, 13 ene (ABI).- El viceministro de Defensa Civil, Oscar Cabrera, informó el lunes que cuatro personas están desaparecidas, las que fueron arrastradas...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: How a Gender and Age marker will help humanitarian...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: Indonesia, Syrian Arab Republic, World10/01/2014 - Does one size fit all when providing humanitarian assistance after a disaster? The...
View ArticleBolivia: La Paz: 985 familias afectadas por las lluvias y 580 hectáreas de...
Source: Government of BoliviaCountry: BoliviaLa Paz, 13 ene (ABI).- El director de Riesgos de la Gobernación de La Paz, Williams Rioja, informó el lunes que alrededor de 985 familias fueron afectadas...
View ArticleSomalia: Political infighting threatens Somalia's government
Source: IRINCountry: SomaliaNAIROBI, 13 January 2014 (IRIN) - As Somalia’s new prime minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, gets ready to announce his new cabinet, analysts warn that the fragile Somali...
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Philippines: NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 92 Effects of Typhoon "YOLANDA" (HAIYAN)
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(Extract)II. EFFECTS:A. Casualties (Tab A)As of 6:00 AM, 14 January 2014, 6,201 individuals were reported dead, 28,626 injured and 1,785 are...
View ArticleColombia: MinInterior promueve acciones de atención a desplazados de la...
Source: El EspectadorCountry: ColombiaEl Ejército Nacional y la Infantería se comprometieron a garantizar sus condiciones de seguridad para que puedan retornar a sus tierras.Por: Elespectador.comCon el...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UNICEF and partners race to prevent disease...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicFor broadcast-quality multimedia, visit http://weshare.unicef.org/mediaresourcesBANGUI, Central African Republic / DAKAR, Senegal / GENEVA, 8...
View ArticleMexico: Continúa Cruz Roja Mexicana entregando ayuda humanitaria a afectados...
Source: Cruz Roja MexicanaCountry: MexicoSE BENEFICIARON MIL PERSONAS EN EL ESTADO DE TAMAULIPASCON ESTA ENTREGA DE AYUDA HUMANITARIA SE HA BENEFICIADO A 12 MIL PERSONAS A TRES ENTIDADES DEL...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Field Diary: Children caught in violence in the...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Central African RepublicBy Kent PageAs insecurity in the capital of the Central African Republic continues to threaten the lives of children, UNICEF is helping...
View ArticlePhilippines: NDRRMC Update SitRep 4 re Effects of the LPA in Southern Mindanao
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: Philippines(Extract)B. AFFECTED POPULATIONA total of 40,610 families/199,212 persons were affected in 190 barangays in 46 municipalities in 10 provinces of...
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World: Technical paper: The risk of disaster-induced displacement - South...
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring CentreCountry: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New...
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South Sudan (Republic of): Ajuong Thok Refugee Camp, Pariang County, Unity...
Source: UNOSATCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
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South Sudan (Republic of): Gendrasa Refugee Camp, Maban County, Upper Nile...
Source: UNOSATCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
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South Sudan (Republic of): Batil Refugee Camp, Maban County, Upper Nile...
Source: UNOSATCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
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South Sudan (Republic of): Kaya Refugee Camp, Maban County, Upper Nile State,...
Source: UNOSATCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
View ArticleNamibia: Drought contributed to cholera outbreak in Kunene
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOPUWO – The drought contributed greatly to the cholera outbreak in the Kunene Region. This is according to the Chief for Maternal, Child Survival and Development of the...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Sud-Kivu : retour massif de la population à...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoLa majorité d’habitants de Mutarule (Sud-Kivu) ont regagné, depuis quelques jours, leur localité, après s’être réfugiés depuis six mois, dans...
View ArticleWorld: R2P4: The Unsung Fourth Element of Humanitarian Intervention
Source: Georgetown UniversityCountry: WorldPresident Obama declared that Bashar Al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on several thousand Syrian civilians (not the slaying and displacement of millions...
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