Colombia: Floods DREF operation n° MDRCO009 - final report
Source: IFRC Country: Colombia The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in...
View ArticleVaccines, Vitamins and Vegetables - On Nutrition Fight Frontlines
Source: AllAfrica, Institute of Development Studies Country: Kenya By Lauren Everitt and Samantha Nkirote McKenzie, 15 October 2012 Nairobi — A colorful pamphlet flies through the clinic's open...
View ArticleColombia: Floods Emergency Appeal n° MDRCO008 - Final Report
Source: IFRC Country: Colombia GLIDE n° FL-2010-000076-COL Period covered by this Final Report: 8 December 2010 to 30 November 2011. Appeal target: 1,320,879 Swiss francs. Appeal coverage: 86 per...
View ArticleAfghanistan Review: 16 October 2012
Source: NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre Country: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Pakistan This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 02 - 15...
View ArticleHealthcare, clean water and sanitation - key concerns in Rakhine
Source: IFRC Country: Myanmar By Joe Cropp in Rakhine Staff and volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society have been working with all communities affected by the inter-communal violence in...
View ArticleResults of health status screening in 24 selected disadvantaged primary...
Source: World Health Organization Country: Iraq Baghdad, 16 October – The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the WHO Iraq country office, releases today the...
View ArticleSpecial Humanitarian Bulletin Sahel Crisis Issue 05, 18 October 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania, Niger (the), Nigeria HIGHTLIGHTS A 5 to 17 per cent increase in cereal...
View ArticleSahel 2012: Cluster Strategic Indicators / Sector Performance Indicators,...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia (the), Mauritania, Niger (the), Nigeria, Senegal WFP Sahel response WFP’s food and...
View ArticleIOM Regional Response to the Syria Crisis - 18 October 2012
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey HIGHLIGHTS Syria: On 17 October IOM successfully evacuated 261 Filipino domestic...
View ArticleSlideshow: Cholera ebbing in Sierra Leone
Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Sierra Leone FREETOWN, 18 October 2012 (IRIN) - Sierra Leone's worst cholera outbreak in 15 years has eased in the past two months and new...
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Sierra Leone: Cholera Cases - Week 41 (as of 17 Oct 2012)
Country: Sierra Leone Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
View ArticleIn the right direction
Source: Save the Children Country: Nigeria At the first national conference on human resources for health (HRH) last year, a number of challenges were identified, including weak constitutional...
View ArticleU.S. Government Launches Health System Human Resources Expansion Program
Source: US Department of State Country: Ethiopia, United States of America (the) Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 13, 2012 – The U.S. Government announced a new five year program to increase the number...
View ArticleDR Congo's revolving door of refugee life
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) 10/19/2012 02:43 GMT by Habibou BANGRE GOMA, DR Congo, Oct 19, 2012 (AFP) - On muddy grounds at the foot of an active...
View ArticleAid Worker Diary: Striving to save lives in Baidoa
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia Sarah* has been a humanitarian aid worker in Somalia for the last 15 years. In the last decade, Somalia has been...
View ArticleInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2012
Source: Australian Agency for International Development Country: World, Australia, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste Today is the 20th International Day for the...
View ArticlePregnant women turned away
Source: The Zimbabwean Country: Zimbabwe by Zwanai Sithole Harare As a result of critical food shortages at Lusulu Clinic, the staff will only admit pregnant women if they bring their own food...
View ArticleUNICEF Pakistan Update: 2012 Floods: Needs and Response 12 – 17 October 2012
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Pakistan SITUATION OVERVIEW NDMA estimates that 5.06 million people are affected across three provinces. UNICEF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 267,900 people reached with safe...
View ArticleUNESCO and Nigeria sign an agreement for an International Institute for...
Source: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Country: Nigeria On 15 October, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Minister of Education of Nigeria Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i...
View ArticleIn the Central African Republic, UNICEF and partners bring healthcare to...
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Central African Republic (the), Uganda By Colette Boughton OBO, Central African Republic, 17 October 2012 – In a hospital pediatric ward, three babies are...
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