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Philippines: Effects of Southwest Monsoon - Fast Facts for Staff: Health Tips...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: PhilippinesFlooding creates a number of health problems. It is important to be aware of these and to take the necessary precautions. This sheet provides a few...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Bulletin d'Information Humanitaire -...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoFaits saillantsPrécarité de la protection des civils dans le Plaine de la Ruzizi (Territoire...
View ArticleEgypt: Recent bloodshed underscores urgent need to halt arms transfers to Egypt
Source: AmnestyCountry: EgyptAll governments must suspend the transfer of weapons of the type used by Egypt’s security forces in violent dispersals and unwarranted lethal force against sit-ins and...
View ArticleGuatemala: Boletín Informativo No. 3313 - Desborde de río los esclavos afecta...
Source: Government of GuatemalaCountry: GuatemalaLas lluvias registradas la tarde del lunes 19 de agosto provocaron el desborde del río Los Esclavos que afectó a 132 personas de la aldea Matamoros II...
View ArticleColombia: FARC aceptan rol en la violencia en Colombia
Source: Government of ColombiaCountry: ColombiaLa delegación del gobierno de Colombia no hizo comentarios respecto a la declaración de la guerrilla que solicita crear una comisión para investigar las...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: La MONUSCO réhabilite, équipe un pavillon...
Source: UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoBunia, 20 août 2013 - Après avoir réfectionné et équipé un pavillon de...
View ArticlePakistan: Swollen rivers continue to play havoc in Punjab, Sindh
Source: Frontier PostCountry: PakistanLAHORE/HYDERABAD (NNI): With most of the rivers playing havoc in Punjab, 50 more villages in the province inundated on Tuesday as flood poses threat to Multan...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: La violence contre les civils est à son paroxysme
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Central African RepublicEdith Drouin-RousseauNATIONS UNIES, 20 août (IPS) - Pendant que Michel Djotodia prêtait serment comme nouveau président de la République...
View ArticleIraq: 30,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border and are in need of...
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicErbil [ACTED News] – 30,000 Syrian refugees have crossed the border from Iraq since the re-opening of the...
View ArticleColombia: In first, FARC accepts partial blame for Colombia bloodshed
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Colombia08/20/2013 16:12 GMTHAVANA, August 20, 2013 (AFP) - The FARC guerrilla group for the first time accepted partial responsibility Tuesday for the thousands of...
View ArticlePakistan: Flood continues to threaten Pakistan
Source: CaritasCountry: PakistanHeavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed over a hundred people, destroyed 10,000 houses and affected 400,000 people. The rivers Ravi, Chenab, Sutlej, Jhelum and Indus...
View ArticlePakistan: Karachi violence: Two killed, five bodies recovered
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: Two people were shot dead and five bodies were recovered from different parts of Karachi, DawnNews reported.Bodies of two kidnapped individuals...
View ArticleEgypt: Second batch of Saudi medical aid arrive in Egypt
Source: Kuwait News AgencyCountry: Egypt, Saudi ArabiaCAIRO, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- The second batch of Saudi humanitarian and medical aid, ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): UN peacekeepers boost security and aid access...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)20 August 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is stepping up its military patrolling in parts of Jonglei State to...
View ArticleSudan: Saudi King orders USD 10 mln of relief aid to flood-stricken Sudanese...
Source: Kuwait News AgencyCountry: Saudi Arabia, SudanRIYADH, Aug 20 (KUNA) -- Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has ordered the dispatch of emergency relief aid worth USD 10 million to assist the...
View ArticleEgypt: Regular Press Briefing by the Information Service: Egypt, 20 August 2013
Source: UN Department of Public InformationCountry: Egypt, Syrian Arab RepublicElizabeth Throssell for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the OHCHR remained alarmed at...
View ArticleNiger: Malnutrition on the Rise in Maradi, Niger
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: NigerIn 2013, children have suffered exceptionally high levels of malnutrition in some regions in Niger, mainly in the Maradi region. At Madarounfa, Doctors...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Sud-Kivu : la cité de Baraka privée d’eau...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoL’eau ne coule plus dans les robinets de la cité de Baraka (Sud-Kivu) depuis une semaine à cause d’une panne de la tuyauterie à la source de...
View ArticleSudan: Darfur peace mediator, rebels hold consultations meeting in Tanzania
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: SudanAugust 19, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The joint chief mediator for peace in Darfur Mohamed Chambas organizes a consultations meeting Tuesday in Arusha, northern Tanzania, with...
View ArticleHaiti: « Besoin de renfort / tout le monde sur le pont! »
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: HaitiAhmed Fadel, responsable terrain de projet MSF, décrit la mobilisation, le travail d’équipe et les émotions fortes ressenties lors d’une urgence à...
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