Guinea: Afrique de l'Ouest : Les enseignements tirés du choléra
Source: IRINCountry: Guinea, Sierra LeoneDAKAR, 2 janvier 2013 (IRIN) - L'épidémie de choléra qui a frappé la Guinée et la Sierra Leone en 2012 est en régression. Que faut-il faire maintenant ?...
View ArticleWorld: Sanitation: Urban water woes
Source: IRINCountry: WorldSANITATION, 2 January 2013 (IRIN) - In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare (population 3,000,000), a man relieves himself in the dirt next to his tin shack, holding his nose to ward...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Bleak humanitarian outlook for 2013
Source: IRINCountry: AfghanistanDUBAI, 2 January 2013 (IRIN) - More violence and a worsening humanitarian situation are likely in Afghanistan in 2013, say aid agencies."The worsening conflict trends...
View ArticleZambia: Zambia sees new cholera outbreak
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Zambia01/02/2013 14:44 GMTLUSAKA, Jan 02, 2013 (AFP) - Cholera has broken out in northern Zambia this week, with at least 30 cases recorded in the past three days,...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Maniema : plus de 50 cas de rougeole,...
Source: Radio OkapiCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Plus de cinquante cas de rougeole, dont deux décès, en une semaine ont été rapportés par le médecin directeur du centre de santé de...
View ArticleUganda: Analysis: From emergency aid to early recovery in northern Uganda
Source: IRINCountry: UgandaGULU, 2 January 2013 (IRIN) - Fleets of NGO-owned 4x4s crisscross northern Uganda, as they did during the region’s two-decade war, but now, rather than provide emergency...
View ArticlePhilippines (the): Philippines: TY Bopha (Pablo) Health Facilities Status as...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Philippines (the)
View ArticleSierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Cholera Epidemic Revised emergency appeal n°...
Source: IFRCCountry: Sierra LeoneAppeal target: CHF 1,061,852 in cash, kind and services.Appeal coverage: 38% (against initial amount of CHF 1,358,780, corresponding to 50% of revised amount of CHF...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya: Population Movement Revised Emergency appeal n° MDRKE018
Source: IFRCCountry: Kenya, SomaliaAppeal target (current): CHF 10,439,107Appeal coverage: 45% against previous budgetAppeal history:• A preliminary emergency appeal was launched on 19 October 2011 for...
View ArticlePhilippines (the): Philippines: TY Bopha (Pablo) Who does What Where (3W) by...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Philippines (the)
View ArticleSudan (the): Darfur Appeal 2013
Source: Norwegian Church Aid, Caritas, ACT AllianceCountry: Sudan (the)Executive SummaryAccording to the United Nations (UN) a total of 3.4 million people in Darfur are in need of humanitarian...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: UN envoy voices sorrow and offers aid in wake of deadly...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Côte d'Ivoire2 January 2013 – The United Nations envoy in Côte d'Ivoire has expressed his sorrow over a deadly stampede which took place in the early hours of the new...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Bulletin d'Information Humanitaire -...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Faits saillants Recommandations d’une délégation provinciale pour résoudre les tensions...
View ArticleKenya: Empowered mothers, healthy families
Source: Agency for Technical Cooperation and DevelopmentCountry: KenyaPoor access to water and sanitation facilities is a key challenge faced by many communities in the arid and semi-arid lands of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: MSF Reopens Khost Maternity Hospital
Source: MSFCountry: AfghanistanKABUL/KHOST, AFGHANISTAN January 2, 2013 - The international independent medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of the Congo (the): Handicap International resumes...
Source: Handicap InternationalCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Tensions in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), remain high since the city was taken by the M23 rebel group in late...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: L’ONUCI presente ses condoleances attristées aux...
Source: UN Operation in Côte d'IvoireCountry: Côte d'IvoireAbidjan, le 1er janvier 2013….Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire, M. Bert Koenders a appris avec...
View ArticleGuatemala: Guatemala: Tropical Depression 12-E Emergency Appeal Operation...
Source: IFRCCountry: GuatemalaPeriod covered by this Ops Update: 15 April to 18 September 2012.Appeal target (current): Swiss francs 684,150Appeal coverage: 100%Appeal history:An Emergency Appeal was...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic (the): Violence in Syria: A volunteer’s view
Source: British Red CrossCountry: occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic (the)As violence brings death and destruction to the people of Syria, a volunteer ambulance driver has described...
View ArticleKenya: Schools might not re-open due to floods
Source: Kenya Daily NationCountry: KenyaThirteen schools in Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo counties may not open for the first term next week due to damage to classrooms by floods.Local leaders among them...
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