Democratic Republic of the Congo: En RDC, un enfant de moins de cinq ans...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the CongoEn RDC, un enfant de moins de 5 ans meurt toutes les minutes. Ce qui fait un total de 540 000 décès par an, selon les résultats d’une enquête...
View ArticleHaiti: Millennium Water Association joins coalition for water and sanitation...
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health OrganizationCountry: HaitiWashington, D.C., 14 March 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — The Millennium Water Association today became the latest new member of the...
View ArticleMyanmar: Diarrhoea kills three in Myanmar camp, fears of further outbreaks
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: MyanmarBANGKOK (AlertNet) - A diarrhoea outbreak in a camp for displaced Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar killed at least three children early this month, Medecins...
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Philippines: Emergency Food Security, Nutrition, and Livelihoods Assessment...
Source: Government of the Philippines, International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme, Action Against Hunger, World Food Programme, UN Children's Fund, Food and Agriculture Organization,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): South Sudan and partners sign agreement to fight...
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)March 13, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan and several international partners have signed an agreement which recommits them to the fight and control of...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo: RDC : Forum sous régional de collaboration...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department, Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, UN Children's...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: No end in sight to conflict in Syria
Source: SOS Children's Villages InternationalCountry: Syrian Arab Republic14/03/2013 - Two years after the conflict in Syria first began there are still no signs of peace. An average of 5,000 people...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Two years since start of Syrian crisis: Situation...
Source: MalteserCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyMalteser International starts distribution of baby food in northern SyriaCologne. On the second anniversary of the Syrian conflict that has...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Two years on, immense suffering with no end in sight
Source: ICRCCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicGeneva/Damascus (ICRC) – Two years after the outbreak of violence in Syria, humanitarian needs are greater than ever. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of...
View ArticleSomalia: Somalia Key Messages, 12 March 2013 - Issue #2
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: SomaliaI. Key MessagesThe humanitarian situation in Somalia has continued to improve since the famine, but 1 million people are...
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Myanmar: Myanmar Humanitarian Bulletin, Issue: February 2013
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: MyanmarHIGHLIGHTSThe Government reports that the total estimated number of IDPs in Rakhine amounts to over 120,000 people.Over...
View ArticleMalaysia: MERCY Malaysia Sent Emergency Response Team to Lahad Datu
Source: MERCY MalaysiaCountry: MalaysiaMERCY Malaysia deployed an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) into Lahad Datu on 14 March 2013 to provide logistical support to the Sabah State Health Department in...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: WHO Palais Briefing Notes – March 15, 2013
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicSyria: At the onset of the third yearPrior to the crisis, Syria had a very strong public health base and its health indicators were amongst...
View ArticleMali: Les Caritas travaillent ensemble sur la crise au Mali
Source: CaritasCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, SenegalCaritas lance une intervention d’envergure couvrant quatre pays pour aider les personnes touchées par le conflit qui a éclaté récemment au Mali...
View ArticleDominican Republic: Additional €1,5 million for the victims of Hurricane...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid departmentCountry: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica15/03/2013 - Almost five months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the Caribbean and North America,...
View ArticleMozambique: Government gives details of flood damage
Source: The ZimbabweanCountry: MozambiqueThe total number of recorded deaths in the current Mozambican rainy season, from October to the present, is 117, according to the Minister for State...
View ArticleCongo: Cholera outbreak in Congo
Source: IRINCountry: CongoBRAZZAVILLE, 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - An influx of migrants from the countryside into the Republic of Congo's second largest city, Pointe-Noire, is exacerbating a cholera...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Mobile Medical Care in Kabul
Source: MSFCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanThe population of Kabul has tripled over the last 10 years. Some people arrive after fleeing conflict-torn areas for the relative safety of the capital, while...
View ArticleChad: Polio, Vitamin A and Deworming: A National Campaign for Child Survival
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Chad"The three-day vaccination campaign, supported by UNICEF and WHO, targets close to 4 million children under the age of five across the country. Nomadic...
View ArticleWorld: Connecting the dots between vaccines and hunger
Source: GuardianCountry: WorldOn Red Nose Day, we are reminded of the famine in Ethiopia that triggered the first Comic Relief, over 25 years ago. And as we reflect, we now know that the link between...
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