World: Global learning crisis is costing $129 billion a year
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationCountry: WorldCrisis will affect generations of children without action to boost teaching, report warns.29 January 00.01 GMT: The 11th...
View ArticleMexico: Mexico targets surge of kidnappings
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Mexico01/28/2014 23:28 GMTMEXICO CITY, January 28, 2014 (AFP) - Mexico unveiled a new strategy on Tuesday to cut the surging number of kidnappings that are roiling...
View ArticleTunisia: Tunisie : le nouveau gouvernement obtient la confiance du Parlement
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Tunisia01/29/2014 00:29 GMTTUNIS, 29 janvier 2014 (AFP) - Le gouvernement d'indépendants de Mehdi Jomaâ a obtenu la confiance de l'Assemblée dans la nuit de mardi à...
View ArticlePhilippines: Thousands still lack basic services in typhoon-hit central...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: PhilippinesSource: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Tue, 28 Jan 2014 03:42 PM Author: Thin Lei WinGUIUAN, Philippines (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Heavy rain lashes the...
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occupied Palestinian territory: Evaluation of the partnership for democracy...
Source: Council of EuropeCountry: occupied Palestinian territory[Extract]Parliamentary AssemblyOn 4 October 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly adopted Resolution 1830 (2011) on the request for partner...
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Philippines: CFIS helps children in earthquake-hit Bohol
Source: Community and Family Services InternationalCountry: PhilippinesIn the three months since a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked the Central Visayas region of the Philippines on October 15, CFSI has...
View ArticleIraq: Landmark Agreement Sets in Motion Action to Restore Iraqs Environment...
Source: UN Environment ProgrammeCountry: IraqUN Top Environment Chief in First Visit to Iraq Says Implementation of the Agreement will Bolster Environmental Recovery and Peace-buildingBaghdad, 26...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: RCA : Ban appelle les Africains à se mobiliser pour...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Central African Republic01/29/2014 01:22 GMTNATIONS UNIES, 29 janvier 2014 (AFP) - Ban Ki-moon a appelé mardi les pays africains à se mobiliser pour "apporter une...
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Myanmar: Burma – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1 (FY) 2014
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Myanmar, Thailand, United States of AmericaHIGHLIGHTSThe U.N. calls for a full investigation amid reports that communal violence in Rakhine State...
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Myanmar: Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Burma (as of 28 January 2014)
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: MyanmarBurma – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1 (FY) 2014
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Centrafrique et Soudan du Sud : même histoire?
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Central African Republic, South SudanAu cours des derniers mois, la République Centrafricaine (RCA) et le Soudan du Sud...
View ArticleIndonesia: Flood clean up continues in Manado
Source: Jakarta PostCountry: IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Archipelago | Mon, January 27 2014, 4:48 PMThe Santiago Military Regional Command (Korem) has deployed hundreds of soldiers to help in...
View ArticlePhilippines: Outlying islands still in need of assistance
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: PhilippinesMSF runs mobile clinics by boatOver the past seven weeks, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have run mobile clinics by boat to deliver...
View ArticleIndonesia: Flood-prone areas increase in Tangerang
Source: Jakarta PostCountry: IndonesiaMulta Fidrus and Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang/Jakarta | Jakarta | Wed, January 29 2014, 8:51 AMThe number of flood-prone areas in Tangerang, Banten,...
View ArticleBurundi: La consolidation de la paix reste inachevée, selon l'ONU
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Burundi28 janvier 2014 – Le chef du Bureau des Nations Unies au Burundi (BNUB), Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, a estimé mardi devant le Conseil de sécurité que le pays restait...
View ArticleTunisia: Tunisia parliament approves new cabinet line-up
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Tunisia01/29/2014 01:56 GMTby Antoine LAMBROSCHINITUNIS, January 29, 2014 (AFP) - Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday approved a technocratic caretaker government...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: ICRC reconnects more 650 people with their families
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan(Jan, 27, 2014) The International Committee of the Red Cross, the ICRC, has reconnected more than 650 people with their families.The family members were separated...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Melut county hosts more than 40 thousand IDPs
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan(Jan. 27, 2014) Melut County commissioner, Akoug Ting says officials with support from the local community are making efforts to provide assistance to the displaced...
View ArticleTonga: Disaster continues for cyclone hit communities in Tonga
Source: CaritasCountry: TongaThe director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, Julianne Hickey, says the disaster continues for communities in Tonga where lives and homes have been destroyed by Cyclone...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Missing from Geneva II talks: The illicit arms fueling...
Source: OxfamCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicGlobal leaders must address how foreign weapons are coming into Syria.Martin Butcher is Oxfam’s policy advisor on arms and conflict.A conflict that began...
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