Iraq: Sparks of a normal childhood in Domiz camp
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicEarlier this month, the UN High Commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres stated that the Syrian crisis was...
View ArticleColombia: Community Radio in Colombia: Promoting Citizens' Right to...
Source: Global CommunitiesCountry: ColombiaThe Voices and Sounds of Montes de Maria is an award-winning community radio program produced by farmers from rural communities in the Montes de Maria region...
View ArticlePakistan: CAFOD responds to new Pakistan floods
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas DevelopmentCountry: PakistanTorrential monsoon rain in Pakistan has caused floods which have killed at least 80 people and destroyed thousands of homes, roads and...
View ArticleMyanmar: UN Special Rapporteur in official visit to assess human rights...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: MyanmarGENEVA (7 August 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana, will undertake an official...
View ArticleBahrain: New decrees ban dissent as further protests organized
Source: AmnestyCountry: BahrainTwo new emergency decrees issued by the King of Bahrain last night, which include the banning of all protests, are a further shameful attempt to completely ban any form...
View ArticleMalta: Migrants rescued at sea after fleeing Libya must be allowed to...
Source: AmnestyCountry: Libya, MaltaThe Maltese authorities must urgently allow a boat carrying 102 sub-Saharan Africans to disembark those on board, Amnesty International said.The private vessel 'MV...
View ArticleKenya: Climate-smart Kenyan crop hits a setback - hungry birds
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: KenyaSource: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 7 Aug 2013 02:45 PM Author: Isaiah EsipisuKITUI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gadam, a fast-maturing,...
View ArticleLebanon: Palestinians Fleeing Syria Denied Entry
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab RepublicOver 200 People Stranded at Border(Beirut, August 8, 2013) – The Lebanese government began on August 6,...
View ArticleBolivia: Defensa Civil entrega 11 t de ayuda a familias afectadas por heladas...
Source: Government of BoliviaCountry: BoliviaLa Paz, 7 ago (ABI).- El Viceministerio de Defensa Civil asistió con 11,2 toneladas de asistencia humanitaria a familias afectadas por las heladas en el...
View ArticleColombia: Tapping Rural Culture for Development Potential
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: ColombiaBy Constanza VieiraBOGOTA, Aug 7 2013 (IPS) - “I was a hunter. I killed many animals,” said Rosalino Ortiz, a representative of Mashiramo, a campesino...
View ArticlePanama: La Gestión Local de Riesgo y las Autoridades locales
Source: Government of PanamaCountry: PanamaEl Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil reunió a 50 Alcaldes del País en el "Primer Encuentro Nacional de Alto Nivel" con la finalidad de llevar a cabo una...
View ArticlePakistan: Saadi Town, Amroha Society still reeling from devastation
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: Where the water has been absorbed by the ground the roads are broken and where water is still standing people have placed bricks to step on to...
View ArticlePhilippines: NDRRMC Update Effects of Continous Rain due to Low Pressure Area...
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: PhilippinesSeveral weather disturbances affected the Philippines within the month of July till August. The Low Pressure Areas (LPAs) were embedded along...
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India: Description of Disaster Relief Operation (Government of Uttarakhand),...
Source: Government of IndiaCountry: IndiaNote :1- All the above mentioned information has been collected from concerning Departments, State Emergency Operational Centre and all concerned District...
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Ethiopia: UNHCR Operation in Ethiopia - Fact Sheet, July 2013
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)UNHCR operational highlights• At the end of July 2013, Ethiopia hosted a total of 415,038...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Operational Overview - Camp Demographic Population...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Ethiopia
View ArticleIndia: Southwest monsoon-2013: Daily Flood Situation Report - Summary of...
Source: Government of IndiaCountry: IndiaRAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRYRain/ thundershower occurred at most places over Kerala, West Madhya Pradesh and Assam & Meghalaya at many places...
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occupied Palestinian territory: Gaza Crossing - Weekly Report July 28th to...
Source: Government of IsraelCountry: occupied Palestinian territory
View ArticleSomalia: Food aid to Somali internally displaced persons to break their fast...
Source: UN RadioCountry: SomaliaLISTENThe Afgoye corridor just West of the Somali capital Mogadishu was once known for being the area with the world’s largest concentration of Internally Displaced...
View ArticlePhilippines: Barrio school receives water system, sports gear from NGO
Source: Government of the PhilippinesCountry: PhilippinesBy Aida C. AgadThursday 8th of August 2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug. 8 (PIA) -- A foreign-funded non-government organization (NGO)...
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