Bangladesh: Pounds of Prevention: A Disaster Risk Reduction Story - Focus:...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: BangladeshBangladesh has a long history with destructive cyclones. In 1970, a powerful cyclone killed nearly 300,000 people, and the Great...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Feature: Despite constraints, UN agency delivers for...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic4 June 2013 – Should we keep a school open, or not; should the health centre shut its doors, or not....
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Progress of technical assistance and...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)Human Rights CouncilTwenty-third sessionAgenda items 2 and 10Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...
View ArticleEthiopia: New technologies for monitoring water resources
Source: ICRCCountry: EthiopiaIn Tigray, northern Ethiopia, the ICRC is preparing for droughts by using a geographic information system to monitor water points.The track passes a wind generator before...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: Rapport de l’expert indépendant sur la situation des...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: Côte d'IvoireConseil des droits de l’hommeVingt-troisième sessionPoint 10 de l’ordre du jourAssistance technique et renforcement des capacitésRésuméLe présent...
View ArticlePakistan: Displacement crisis in north-west Pakistan
Source: Christian AidCountry: PakistanSince March 2013, around 89,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes in the Tirah Valley area of north-west Pakistan to avoid violent conflict between...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Conférence de presse de la Sous-Secrétaire...
Source: UN Department of Public Information, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo, UgandaLa Sous-Secrétaire générale des Nations Unies chargée...
View ArticleYemen: Returning to Abyan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: YemenAbo Ghanim School sits in a valley shaded by a series of rocky outcrops in the bustling port city of Aden in southern Yemen....
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Providing Safe Delivery for Displaced Women in Syria
Source: UN Population FundCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicDAMASCUS -- Sitting in her bed at the intensive care unit of the Obstetric University Hospital, Dania Kadra considers herself lucky to be alive...
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World: Fragile but not helpless: Scaling Up Nutrition in Fragile and...
Source: World VisionCountry: WorldBasic nutrition efforts risk being ‘sidelined’ in war-torn countriesMajor progress in tackling child malnutrition in some of the world’s toughest countries could be...
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Peru: Informe de emergencia n° 305 - Inundación afecta el distrito de...
Source: Government of PeruCountry: PeruI. HECHOS:El 01 de junio de 2013, a las 03:00 horas aproximadamente, se presentaron intensas precipitaciones pluviales, originando la activación de las quebradas...
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Lebanon: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Daily Statistics as of 04 June 2013
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic
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Jordan: Syria Humanitarian Crisis - Weekly Update: Jordan and Lebanon, Issue 28
Source: OxfamCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicGeneral Humanitarian SituationThe total figure for registered refugees is now 1,399,156 (212,748 pending) for a total of 1,611,904 persons of...
View ArticleWorld: On World Environment Day, UN spotlights ‘absurdity’ of global food waste
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World5 June 2013 – With tons of edible produce squandered each year – never making it from farm to fork – senior United Nations officials are issuing a call on World...
View ArticleArmenia: Hailstorm Hits Armenian Farmers Hard
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: ArmeniaProtesters say they face financial ruin after hail defence system fails to save crops.By Marianna Ghahramanyan - CaucasusFarmers in the...
View ArticleIndia: When the Health System Is Taken Ill
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: IndiaSRINAGAR, India, Jun 5 2013 (IPS) - Leaning on her daughter’s arm in the post-operative ward of a hospital in Srinagar, capital of the northern Indian state of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Unity State to conduct forceful disarmament
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)(4th June 2013) - The Unity State government is set to conduct forceful disarmament across communities in an attempt to free the state from illegal...
View ArticleCuba: Nota Informativa No. 2 sobre las intensas lluvias en la Región Occidental
Source: Government of CubaCountry: CubaLas informaciones recibidas del Centro Nacional de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología indican que las intensas lluvias que afectan la región occidental del...
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World: Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook
Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: WorldThere has been a rapid uptake of the term Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) by the international community, national entities and local...
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Afghanistan: Climate Prediction Center’s Central Asia Hazards Outlook For...
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanTemperaturesDuring the past week, temperatures averaged 2 to 6 degrees C above...
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