Magwi County lacks qualified health personnel
Source: Miraya FMCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)Sunday, 04 November 2012 04:55 Diana WaniThe health supervisor in Magwi County has called on the government to provide training to local staff.Amogga...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean, 1.8 million affected in Haiti
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Haiti, Bahamas (the), Cuba, Dominican Republic (the), JamaicaPort-au-Prince/New York - Hurricane Sandy, which ploughed through the Caribbean region before...
View ArticleWorld Bank Financing Promotes Key Policy Reforms in Tajikistan
Source: World BankCountry: TajikistanWashington, November 1, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$ 20 million grant for the budgetary support to the Government of...
View ArticleAid operation is effective but not sufficient, warns John Ging
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)OCHA Operations Director John Ging called on Monday for a greater response to the “dire...
View ArticleHundreds of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Sandy
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: HaitiHurricane Sandy killed more than 50 people and affected hundreds of thousands of people when it swept through Haiti on 25...
View ArticleWeekly AFP Surveillance Update: Pakistan - Week 44 (Ended on 03rd November,...
Country: PakistanSource: World Health Organization
View ArticleDoctors Without Borders Teams Filling Gaps in Medical Aid for People Affected...
Source: MSFCountry: United States of America (the)Medical and Psychological Care Provided in Shelters and Residential Areas in New York City Boroughs of Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Hoboken,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Government Supports the Government of Haiti’s Relief Efforts
Source: US Department of StateCountry: Haiti, United States of America (the)The U.S. Government is working in support of the Government of Haiti’s relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy....
View ArticleSouth Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin, 29 October - 4 November 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the)Highlights:9 of 25 suspected cases of Hepatitis E in Yida refugee camp have tested positive,...
View ArticleHandicap International helping Hurricane Sandy’s victims
Source: Handicap InternationalCountry: HaitiHandicap continues to supply aid to the people of Haiti hit hard by Hurricane Sandy on 24 October. The organisation is handing out emergency kits along with...
View ArticleGermany increases aid to victims of the conflict in Syria
Source: Government of GermanyCountry: Syrian Arab Republic (the), GermanyIn New York Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle announced that Germany is increasing its humanitarian assistance for the victims...
View ArticleUN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Announces over US$8 Million in...
Source: UN WomenCountry: World, Belize, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Tunisia, UgandaWomen in conflict and transitional countries take centre...
View ArticleAirlift of Vulnerable South Sudanese Stranded in Khartoum Gets Underway
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the)Sudan / South Sudan - UNHCR and IOM, in collaboration with the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan, today...
View ArticleSituation humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, Note d’information...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Des centaines de ménages sans abris suite aux inondations dans le District du Haut-Uele en...
View ArticleMistrust stalks media, charities in Arakan State
Source: IrrawaddyCountry: MyanmarRANGOON — Still simmering tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in Arakan State are spilling over to include two other groups—journalists and aid workers—who are...
View ArticleTen Syrian patients arrived to the Czech Republic
Source: Government of the Czech RepublicCountry: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Czech Republic (the)On 6 November, 2012 Syrian patients arrived to the Czech Republic within the Programme of disabled...
View ArticleBurma: UK to help those forced to flee their homes
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Myanmar, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The UK will help tens of thousands of people from Burma who have...
View ArticleMali CAP Funding Status as of 7 November 2012 (EN/FR)
Country: MaliSource: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s women in the spotlight [part 6]
Source: The NilesCountry: South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the)“We will not give up, we will continue to fight for the benefit of our children and our nation so that the coming generation will not...
View ArticleChina Exclusive: Quake-leveled Yushu back to life after two-year reconstruction
Source: XinhuaCountry: ChinaXINING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Two-and-a-half years of reconstruction work has been wrapped up in northwest China's quake-hit Yushu Prefecture, just as winter ushers in...
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