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Mali + 10 others
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region

Testimony, Donald Y. Yamamoto
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Opening Statement
Washington, DC
May 21, 2013

[Before the House Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights; International Organizations; Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Middle East and North Africa]

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Sudan + 10 others
Mediterranean Review - 14 May 2013

This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 30 April - 13 May 2013, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other issues pertaining to the region, please contact the members of the Med Basin Team, or visit our website at www.cimicweb.org.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

North Africa 1
Northeast Africa 4
Horn of Africa 5

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Egypt + 7 others
Desert Locust situation update 15 May 2013

Hopper bands in Israel for the first time in 50 years; adult groups in interior of Saudi Arabia

As a result of egg-laying in mid-March and low temperatures, hatching occurred from mid-April onwards in the western Negev Desert of Israel and in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt where hoppers are now forming groups and bands in both areas.

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Chad + 3 others
Tchad : Revue de Presse Humanitaire du 3 au 9 mai 2013

Au menu:

· The worst place to give birth (IRIN, 09/05/13)

· Displaced still homeless after clashes in Baga, Nigeria (IRIN, 07/05/13)

· Renewed tribal clashes in South Darfur leave 36 dead (Radio Dabanga, 06/05/13)

· Le Maroc dépêche une aide humanitaire au Tchad (Maroc, 03/05/13)

· Journée internationale de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge : 200 volontaires de la CRT donnent leur sang (Le Progrés, 03/05/13)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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World + 3 others
Natural disasters in the Arab World: Today’s plan is a shelter for tomorrow’s storm

Report
World Bank

Floods and droughts have been particularly devastating to the region, bringing significant water shortages, economic losses and adverse social consequences.

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Chad + 1 other
Morocco Sends Humanitarian Aid To Chad

Upon instructions of HM King Mohammed VI, and within the framework of continued solidarity with the African countries, Morocco sent on Friday humanitarian aid to the Republic of Chad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said in a statement.

The aid consists of blankets, medicine and pharmaceutical products in order to alleviate the suffering of civilians displaced in the African country, the statement said.

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Chad + 1 other
Le Maroc dépêche une aide humanitaire au Tchad

En application des Hautes instructions de SM le Roi Mohammed VI, que Dieu L'assiste, et dans le cadre de la solidarité constante du Royaume avec les pays africains frères, le Maroc a décidé l'envoi d'aides humanitaires à la république du Tchad soeur, indique, vendredi, un communiqué du ministère des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération.

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Nigeria + 11 others
Mediterranean Review - 30 April 2013

This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 16 – 29 April 2013, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other issues pertaining to the region, please contact the members of the Med Basin Team, or visit our website at www.cimicweb.org.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

In Focus 1
North Africa 2
Northeast Africa 4
Horn of Africa 5

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Sudan + 12 others
Desert Locust Bulletin No. 415 (April 2013)

The Desert Locust situation remained serious during April in northern Sudan where hopper bands were present near crops along a 1,000 km strech of the Nile River. Swarms could form in May and threaten crops, and a second generation of breeding could take place before the summer or, if early rains fall, adults could move to the summer breeding areas in Sudan. There is also concern in Saudi Arabia where new generation adults could move from the northwest Penninsula, including Yemen, and breed in areas of recent heavy rains.

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Libya + 4 others
North Africa (MAA82001) Annual Report 2012

Report
IFRC

Overview

The North Africa region, made up of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, is economically and demographically diverse. These five middle income countries were generally on track in 2010 to achieving the health Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target by 2015, even if facing significant rural and urban disparities and gaps in coverage.

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Western Sahara + 2 others
Le Conseil de sécurité proroge le mandat de la MINURSO jusqu'au 30 avril 2014 - résolution 2099 (2013)

Conseil de sécurité

CS/10986

6951e séance – matin

Le Conseil de sécurité a, ce matin, prorogé le mandat de la Mission des Nations Unies pour l’organisation d’un référendum au Sahara occidental (MINURSO) jusqu’au 30 avril 2014.

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Congo + 12 others
Evaluation de l’action de déblaiement et de dépollution des quartiers affectés par l’explosion du dépôt de munitions de Mpila à Brazzaville

Mandat

L’évaluation a été confié au Centre International de Déminage Humanitaire de Genève (CIDHG) agissant en partenariat avec le programme universitaire indépendant Small Arms Survey. Le mandat comprenait:

  • L'évaluation de l'efficacité des activités de dépollution de la zone de Mpila à Brazzaville;

  • L'évaluation des processus de coordination entre les autorités nationales, l'équipe de l’action contre les mines des Nations unies (UNMAT), les partenaires d'exécution, les bailleurs de fonds et les autres parties prenantes;

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Western Sahara + 2 others
Sahara occidental: la résolution du Conseil devrait être adoptée jeudi

04/24/2013 18:06 GMT

NEW YORK (Nations unies), 24 avr 2013 (AFP) - Le Conseil de sécurité devrait adopter jeudi, selon des diplomates, une résolution qui encourage les parties au conflit au Sahara occidental à respecter les droits de l'homme mais sans charger la mission de l'ONU d'enquêter dans ce domaine.

Le projet de résolution, dont l'AFP a eu copie, "encourage les parties à poursuivre leurs efforts respectifs pour promouvoir et protéger les droits de l'homme au Sahara occidental et dans les camps de réfugiés de Tindouf" (Algérie).

Agence France-Presse:

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Sudan + 12 others
Mediterranean Review - 16 April 2013

This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 02 – 15 April 2013, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or other issues pertaining to the region, please contact the members of the Med Basin Team, or visit our website at www.cimicweb.org.

Inside this issue

In Focus 1

North Africa 2

Northeast Africa 4

Horn of Africa 5

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Western Sahara + 2 others
Sahara : HRW exhorte l'ONU à élargir sa mission aux droits de l'Homme

04/17/2013 19:39 GMT

NICOSIE, 17 avr 2013 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) a exhorté mercredi le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU à mettre fin à une "situation anormale", en élargissant sa mission au Sahara occidental aux droits de l'Homme, affirmant que des Sahraouis continuent de subir "des formes de répression variées".

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Western Sahara + 1 other
Sahara/droitsHomme : Rabat affiche sa fermeté et appelle l'ONU à la "sagesse"

04/16/2013 21:40 GMT

RABAT, 16 avr 2013 (AFP) - Le Maroc a réaffirmé mardi son "rejet catégorique" d'un élargissement du mandat de la mission de l'ONU au Sahara occidental (Minurso) à la question des droits de l'Homme, et appelé le Conseil de sécurité à faire preuve de "sagesse", évoquant de possibles "conséquences néfastes" dans la région.

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Western Sahara + 1 other
Sahara/droitsHomme: Rabat annule un exercice militaire avec les Etats-Unis

04/16/2013 20:53 GMT

WASHINGTON, 16 avr 2013 (AFP) - Le Maroc a annulé un exercice militaire bilatéral américano-marocain "Africa Lion" qui devait débuter mercredi, a affirmé à l'AFP un responsable américain, afin de protester contre une démarche américaine sur la question du Sahara occidental selon des médias marocains.

"Je peux confirmer que cela a été annulé", a confié mardi ce responsable s'exprimant sous couvert de l'anonymat, sans préciser la cause.

Agence France-Presse:

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Western Sahara + 1 other
Rabat warns of 'harmful consequences' from W.Sahara plan

04/16/2013 21:03 GMT

RABAT, April 16, 2013 (AFP) - Morocco on Tuesday warned of "harmful consequences" for regional stability from US-backed plans to broaden the mandate of the UN mission in the disputed Western Sahara to probe human rights abuses.

The initiative, to be decided by the 15-nation Security Council this month, has set off a furious lobbying campaign by Morocco, which annexed the former Spanish colony in 1975 in a move not recognised by the international community.

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World + 9 others
Water Supply and Sanitation: Sector Results Profile

Report
World Bank

One target of the Millennium Development Goals is to halve the proportion of the population without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. The world met the water goal five years ahead of schedule, but access to sanitation still lags, hurting both human health and economies. In World Bank client countries, access to improved water sources increased from 73 percent in 1990 to to 86.4 percent in 2010, and access to improved sanitation from 42 percent to 56.3 percent.