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East Africa Region (MAA64003) Annual Report 2012

Report
IFRC

Overview

Across the East Africa region, consecutive good seasons transformed food security conditions from the initial low point in 2011, which was a great relief coming out of a severe drought. However, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) continued working with other players including government and regional bodies such as the Inter-Governmental Climate Information, Prediction,

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World + 40 others
Global emergency overview snapshot - 4-11 February 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview snapshot - 28 January 2013 - 4 February 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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World + 38 others
Global emergency overview snapshot - 21-28 January 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview snapshot - 14 January to 21 January 2013

Severe monsoon rains caused major flooding in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, affecting 250,000 people. According to UNAMID, ethnic clashes in Darfur displaced 70,000

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Global emergency overview snapshot - Snapshot 7 - 14 January 2013

420,000 people in China’s southwest Guizhou province, 10,000 in India, 2 million in Bangladesh as well as vulnerable populations in Nepal and Kyrgyzstan were affected by cold temperatures

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Global emergency overview snapshot, 31 December 2012 - 7 January 2013

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview snapshot, 27 December 2012 - 3 January 2013

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview snapshot, 10-17 December 2012

Tropical cyclone Evan hit Samoa and Fiji on 13 and 16 December. As a category 4 storm, Evan caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure on both islands.

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World + 41 others
Global emergency overview snapshot, 3-10 December 2012

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview snapshot - 26 November to 6 December 2012

An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 has hit South Khorasan province in Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring 12. As of 6 December, no further information available

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Global emergency overview snapshot, 26 November - 3 December 2012

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

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Global emergency overview Snapshot, 19-26 November 2012

Household food security in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated, with an estimated 25 % of the population - about 1.3 million people - considered food insecure

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Global emergency overview Snapshot, 12 to 19 November 2012

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources, including Reliefweb and media sources, and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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Global emergency overview Snapshot, 5-12 November 2012

Both Guatemala and Myanmar were affected by earthquakes during the reporting period. On 7 November, an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck the pacific coast of Guatemala, affecting more than 600,000 people followed by a second quake of 6.2 magnitude on 11 November. There were no immediate reports of major infrastructural damage caused by the second earthquake. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake which struck in Myanmar on 10 November, meanwhile, damaged infrastructure but the full extent of the impact remains unclear.

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World + 47 others
Global emergency overview Snapshot, 5-11 November 2012

Despite a four-day truce which was supposed to come into effect on Friday 26 October, fighting has continued to escalate in Damascus province, Aleppo, Idlib, Daara and Deir Ezzor in Syria manifested by a new wave of airstrikes by the Syrian forces and attacks by the rebels on strategic army checkpoints and air bases.

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Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Refugees in the Great Lakes Region (ECHO/COD/BUD/2013/91000) Last update: 29/10/2012 Version 1

The activities proposed hereinafter are subject to the adoption of financing decision ECHO/WWD/ BUD/2013/01000

  1. BACKGROUND

Despite its abundant natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was ranked last in the world in the Human Development Index in 2011 and its vulnerability index and crisis index ratings are amongst the highest in the world. The situation has deteriorated recently at a political level following the controversial campaign and outcome of the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections.

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Plan de mise en oeuvre humanitaire (HIP) : République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et réfugiés dans la région des Grands Lacs (ECHO/COD/BUD/2013/91000)

Les activités proposées ci-après sont subordonnées à l’adoption de la décision de financement ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000

  1. CONTEXTE

En dépit de ressources naturelles abondantes, la RDC occupait en 2011 la dernière place du classement mondial établi sur la base de l’indice de développement humain et le pays obtient des indices de vulnérabilité et de crise parmi les plus élevés du monde. Récemment, le contexte a été fragilisé au niveau politique, avec un processus électoral et des résultats controversés lors des élections présidentielles et législatives de 2011.

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Global emergency overview Snapshot, 22-29 October 2012

This week, renewed violence between Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims took place in Rahkin state in Myanmar, affecting an estimated 28,000 people. Sectarian violence between the two communities in June already left more than 75,000 people displaced. Despite a four-day truce that was supposed to come into effect on Friday 26 October, fighting has continued in Damascus province, Aleppo, Idlib, Daara and Deir Ezzor in Syria. The number of flood-affected people in Chad has risen to 700,000, up from 445,000 in September, with 16 of the country’s 22 regions affected.