La politique humanitaire de l'Union européenne est une expression de ses principes fondateurs - la solidarité, la tolérance et le respect de la dignité humaine. L'aide humanitaire, sans être un instrument de crise, est un des piliers de l'action communautaire en faveur des pays affectés par des catastrophes naturelles ou les catastrophes causées par l'homme, ainsi que par les urgences complexes liées aux conflits(1). Au regard de ses activités dans les zones de crises et au travers de sa contribution active à la promotion du respect et de l'adhésion au Droit international

- The total number of Internally Displaced People in the CEA region is 9.1 million in December 2008. The total number of refugees stands at 1.8 million.

- Three out of four IDP are in the Greater Horn of Africa reflecting mainly the combined internal displacement from the crises in Sudan/Darfur and Somalia.

- Chad, Tanzania and Kenya host the highest number of refugees in the region.

On 18 December, marking the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the

Resettlement

As one of the three durable solutions for refugees, resettlement is often used when the other options - voluntary repatriation and local integration - are not available. UNHCR Khartoum has been working with resettlement countries to provide this option to refugees in Sudan, particularly those with specific needs.

There are criteria defined by resettlement countries and UNHCR for a refugee to be considered for this option. In a first ever mission to Sudan, the Norwegian Immigration team arrived in

Furthermore, the initiative "Initiative on Soaring Food Prices" is to facilitate the exchange of information

In Kabul, Laghman, and Nangahar, 763 families received packages of fresh Udhiyah meat.

Iraq

Over 10,000 pounds of fresh meat was distributed to 2,300 poor Iraqi families, as well as a number of orphans, in the provinces of Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, and Mosul.

Jordan

Udhiyah meat was distributed to 580 families living in Palestinian refugee camps and isolated rural villages.

Lebanon

In the governorates of Tripoli and Sidon LIFE distributed Udhiyah meat to 130 needy families.

Palestine

Some 7 tons of fresh meat were distributed

MSF and MSF podcasts: New York, Massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, are some of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported

- As the year draws to a close, FAO's latest estimates confirm that a new record high level of global cereal production was achieved in 2008, sufficient to cover the expected increase in utilization in 2008/09 and also allow for a moderate replenishment of world reserves.

- Most of the increase in production this year has been among the developed countries, with that in the developing countries rising just marginally. In the developing group, outputs rose somewhat more among the Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries, especially in

Sixty-third General Assembly
Fifth Committee
24th Meeting (AM)

Presented with $466.84 million in net requirements needed in 2009 to run 27 United Nations special political missions authorized by the General Assembly or the Security Council, several representatives in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today asked for increased transparency when determining the budget for those missions, based on more realistic forecasts from the Secretary-General.

According to Sharon van Buerle, Director