Syrian Arab Republic: Q&A: Crisis Escalates as International Community...
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyBy Apostolis FotiadisApostolis Fotiadis interviews Panos Moumtzis, UNHCR regional coordinator for Syrian...
View ArticleSudan: Fuel shortage halts water pumps in Tawila, North Darfur
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: SudanTAWILA (18 May.) - The displaced residents of the three Tawila camps of North Darfur are experiencing a scarcity of fuel especially diesel. The knock-on effect is a...
View ArticleIraq: Iraq PM calls joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after attacks
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Iraq05/19/2013 15:37 GMTBAGHDAD, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on Sunday for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after a spate of attacks on...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Former settlement to return to Palestinian...
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: occupied Palestinian territory05/19/2013 12:52 GMTJERUSALEM, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - The land where a West Bank settlement once stood before its evacuation during...
View ArticleBurundi: Two killed in ambush on Burundi bus: officials
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo05/19/2013 15:40 GMTBUJUMBURA, Burundi, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Two people were killed when a bus carrying 30 passengers was...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syrian forces storm rebel bastion of Qusayr
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic05/19/2013 19:26 GMTDAMASCUS, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday entered Qusayr, a strategic...
View ArticleLebanon: Clashes kill two in Lebanon's Tripoli: security source
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Lebanon05/19/2013 16:27 GMTBEIRUT, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and six others wounded in running gun battles in the flashpoint northern...
View ArticleBangladesh: Humanitarian community commends Bangladesh government for their...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: BangladeshDhaka, 19 May 2013 - While Tropical Storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than...
View ArticleJordan: Oxfam warns of health risks to Syria refugees
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicAMMAN, May 20, 2013 (AFP) - Aid organisation Oxfam warned on Monday that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Israel: Strengthen White Phosphorus Phase-Out
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryPlanned Change is Useful Step but Inadequate(Jerusalem, May 19, 2013) – Israel should strengthen an announced reduction of its military...
View ArticleMalawi: How to Save a Fish … a Lake and a People
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: MalawiLILONGWE, May 20 2013 (IPS) - Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi’s shores in Malawi’s central region, knows that the lake’s water levels...
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Syrian Arab Republic: Syria Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 25 | 7 – 20 May 2013
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyHIGHLIGHTSMounting concerns that public...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: World Bank Announces US$1 Billion Pledge to...
Source: World BankCountry: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, RwandaKINSHASA, DRC, MAY 22, 2013–On the first day of an historic joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes...
View ArticleSomalia: Somalia, beyond the famine
Source: IRINCountry: SomaliaNAIROBI, 22 May 2013 (IRIN) - Over one million people in Somalia are currently food insecure, according to a May report [...
View ArticleIndia: The long struggle against systematic rape in conflict-ridden Kashmir
Source: Women Under SiegeCountry: IndiaJust a few weeks ago, some 50 Kashmiri women came together to demand that police reinvestigate a well-known case of mass rape. The women—teachers, students,...
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Ethiopia: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID /...
Source: Famine Early Warning System NetworkCountry: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: TSF connects a 10th hospital and is supporting NGOs in...
Source: Télécoms Sans FrontièresCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicMay 22nd, 2013Having already been working alongside Syrian doctors for more than a year thanks to 15 satellite lines and 9 broadband...
View ArticleKenya: Growing peas and greens to maximise water usage
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: KenyaNAIROBI , May 22 2013 (IPS) - Amid warnings that Kenya’s agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely affecting food security,...
View ArticlePakistan: Water flows again in the valley
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: PakistanKARACHI, May 22 2013 (IPS) - Staring out at his golden wheat field with satisfaction, 50-year old Alamgir Akbar says with a sigh of relief: “We’ve had a good...
View ArticleUnited Republic of Tanzania: AMREF outreach specialists restore hope to...
Source: African Medical and Research FoundationCountry: United Republic of TanzaniaBy Jane Munyua Amina lives in Kitunda region in the district of Masasi in the Mtwara region of southern Tanzania. She...
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