Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Déclaration sur la situation...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)(Kinshasa, 3 décembre 2012) : Dix jours après la prise de Goma par le mouvement rebelle du...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): UNICEF Democratic Republic of the...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)HIGHLIGHTS UNICEF has released $4.3 million of its own emergency resources to support the emergency response in the Kivus....
View ArticleCameroon: UNICEF Cameroon Situation Report - October 27, 2012
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: CameroonHighlightsWidespread flooding in the North and Far North districts of Cameroon continues to cause extreme hardship for the local populations. Crops have been...
View ArticleChad: Monthly Humanitarian Situation Report – UNICEF Chad, 24 October 2012
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: ChadHighlightsFor 2012, the annual caseload of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) across the Sahel Band was estimated at 127,300 children under five years of age based...
View ArticleGambia (the): UNICEF Gambia Monthly Humanitarian Situation Report - 26...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Gambia (the)HighlightsAs of 4th October, the total population affected by floods and windstorms stands at nearly 34,018, of which 7,007 are children under five years....
View ArticleNigeria: UNICEF Nigeria Monthly Situation Report - 29 October 2012
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: NigeriaHighlightsA total of 21,360 new cases of children (10,466 boys and 10,894 girls) with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) have been treated in September in the 466...
View ArticleSenegal: UNICEF Senegal Situation Report - October 2012
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: SenegalHighlightsBy October 20th, the regions of Diourbel and Matam together are already at 6,919 cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) since the beginning of the...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): UN welcomes withdrawal of M23 armed...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)1 December 2012 – The United Nations has welcomed the withdrawal of the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group from Goma, a provincial...
View ArticleKenya: For villages in Turkana, Kenya, a new initiative that brings clean...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: KenyaBy Daisy SeremTURKANA, Kenya, 29 November 2012 - At Namukuse Village, in Turkana Central District, northwestern Kenya, sandy landscape leads to the shores of...
View ArticleColombia: Helping the victims of Colombia's conflict
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: ColombiaLuz Dary Santiesteban stands by the Pacific Ocean in a small Colombian town. “If that sea could talk, it would tell us all about the victims,” she says,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Flood victims in Unity state face health problems
Source: Sudan TribuneCountry: South Sudan (Republic of)By Bonifacio Taban KuichNovember 29, 2012 (BENTIU) - The health situation among children and pregnant women in Unity State’s Payinjiar County is...
View ArticleSudan (the): Citizens ‘travel for 4 days’ for vaccination
Source: Radio DabangaCountry: Sudan (the)FOR BARANGA (30 Nov.) - A large number of citizens from For Baranga locality, West Darfur, are travelling for four days to Central Darfur to get vaccinated...
View ArticleHaiti: Supplies treat rising number of cholera cases in Haiti after Sandy
Source: Direct ReliefCountry: HaitiWritten by Andrew MacCalla, Emergency Response Manager on November 29, 2012Medicines and supplies contained in Direct Relief’s pre-positioned hurricane modules in...
View ArticleNigeria: Nigeria: Humanitarian Dashboard - Floods (as of 26 Nov. 2012)
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: NigeriaIn 2012, widespread flooding resulting from heavy rainfalls affected more than 7.7 million people and displaced 2 million...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Congo conflict children to get aid
Source: TearfundCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Help for 1,500 children displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to be provided by a Tearfund partner.Heal...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Decade of struggle – and more to do
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)Country: AfghanistanBy David Tereshchuk*December 3, 2012—With the year 2012 approaching its end, the Afghanistan field office of the United Methodist...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Congolese Rebels Pull out of Goma;...
Source: International Medical CorpsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)December 3, 2012—After a 12 day occupation that displaced over 140,000 people, the armed rebel group March 23 Movement...
View ArticleSouth Sudan (Republic of): Canada helping South Sudan in its early days of...
Source: Government of CanadaCountry: Canada, South Sudan (Republic of)After decades of civil war, six years of a fragile peace process, and challenging negotiations to establish its post-independence...
View ArticleWorld: Updates on CDC’s Polio Eradication Efforts
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCountry: Afghanistan, Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, WorldCDC Continues to Support the Global Polio...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Alerts and outbreaks Volume 3, Issue 47 (18 to 24 Nov 2012)
Source: Government of Pakistan, World Health OrganizationCountry: PakistanLink: Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin - Disease early warning system and response in Pakistan, Volume 3, Issue 47
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