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World: LogIK - Online database for cross-border movement of emergency relief...
Source: ReliefWeb, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: WorldWhen disasters strike, in-kind emergency relief items are sent from around the world. Until now, there has been no...
View ArticleColombia: Colombia’s Long-Running Conflict Takes Immense Psychological Toll...
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: ColombiaBOGOTÁ/NEW YORK, JULY 9, 2013—Despite some recent progress, the Colombian government is failing to provide adequate psychological support to victims of...
View ArticleColombia: Colombia: concluye la décima segunda ronda de negociaciones con las...
Source: British Broadcasting CorporationCountry: ColombiaLa décima segunda ronda de conversaciones entre el gobierno de Colombia y la guerrilla de las FARC concluyó este martes en Cuba, aparentemente...
View ArticleIraq: Decentralising Power in Iraq
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: IraqBy: Mohammed Al-Robayee, UNDP IraqIraq has been making efforts to improve its local service delivery for years. One way of achieving this is to empower...
View ArticleUganda: A Mechanic’s Life: No Gloves for Juliet
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: UgandaWhen Juliet arrives at work each morning, she could be any desk-bound staffer, neatly coiffed and attired as she sits down with her coffee to check on email....
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Dominican Republic: COE Boletin No. 5 Tormenta Tropical Chantal 11am del 10...
Source: Government of the Dominican RepublicCountry: Dominican RepublicBoletín No. 511:00, amLa Dirección del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), comunica a la ciudadanía que de acuerdo al...
View ArticleDominican Republic: COE Boletin No. 6 del 10 de julio 2013 a las 6pm
Source: Government of the Dominican RepublicCountry: Dominican RepublicBoletín No.66:00, pmLa Dirección del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), comunica a la ciudadanía que de acuerdo al...
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Colombia: Colombia Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 17 | 1 – 30 June 2013
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: ColombiaHIGHLIGHTS· Confinement situations arise during protests against coca eradication· Trends in number of IDPs are steady...
View ArticleEgypt: Egyptian women's voices must be heard without threat of violence – UN...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Egypt10 July 2013 – A senior United Nations official today stressed the need to ensure women can make their voices heard in Egypt without fear of violence, stressing...
View ArticleWorld: South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka appointed chief of UN women’s...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: World10 July 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a former deputy president of South Africa and women’s advocate, as the new head...
View ArticleMyanmar: Continued support vital as Myanmar proceeds with transition process,...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Myanmar10 July 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told a group of Myanmar's international partners that continued support will be vital for the country, which...
View ArticleDominican Republic: R. Dominicana: un muerto tras el paso de Chantal
Source: British Broadcasting CorporationCountry: Dominican RepublicAl menos una persona murió en República Dominicana tras el paso de la tormenta tropical Chantal por la isla de La Española.Leer...
View ArticleIndia: Red Cross Providing Relief Supplies in India
Source: Irish Red CrossCountry: IndiaOver a thousand lives have been lost and many more remain missing following the worst floods to strike Uttarakhand, India, in over 80 years. With over 105,000...
View ArticleIndia: Landslide crushes house in Uttarakhand, seven of family dead
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaD S Kunwar, TNN | Jul 11, 2013, 04.41 AM ISTDEHRADUN: At least seven members of a family were buried alive on Wednesday after a rain-triggered landslide flattened...
View ArticleBolivia: Alcaldía de La Paz compra radar meteorológico para alerta de...
Source: Government of BoliviaCountry: BoliviaLa Paz, 10 jul (ABI).- La responsable de la unidad de Sistema de Alerta Temprana (SAT) de la alcaldía de La Paz, Pamela Pozo, informó el miércoles la...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: UN Great Lakes envoy convenes Burundi...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda10 July 2013 – Aiming to help develop a road map for women's engagement in efforts to bring peace to Africa's...
View ArticleWorld: Predicting earthquakes and saving lives - with smartphones
Source: British Broadcasting CorporationCountry: WorldBy Fiona GrahamTechnology of business reporter, BBC NewsLiving in an earthquake zone adds a certain spice to life.To the normal catastrophes of...
View ArticleIndia: Rising rivers threaten 12 UP districts
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaTNN | Jul 11, 2013, 03.21 AM ISTLUCKNOW: Even as rain and thundershowers were reported from many parts of the state on Wednesday, major rivers were on the rise,...
View ArticleMyanmar: Press Conference by Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Source: UN Department of Public Information, Organisation of Islamic CooperationCountry: MyanmarThe Secretary-General, the United Nations and its Member States must do more to persuade the Government...
View ArticleFiji: Climate change to worsen risk on commercial agriculture
Source: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment ProgrammeCountry: Fiji11 July 2013 Nadi, Fiji - A commercial agriculture project manager in Fiji says climate change will exacerbate risks to the...
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