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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 13 - 21 May 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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Pacific: Republic of the Marshall Islands Drought Situation Report No. 3 (as of 21 May 2013)

As a drought emergency remains in effect, very dry weather is expected during the next few weeks in the northern atolls.

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Emergency Assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) for Drought Disaster

  1. On Friday, May 17, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency relief goods worth eight million yen (water and food) to the RMI, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in response to the request from the RMI Government following serious damage from the drought.

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Myanmar + 8 others
Asia-Pacific Region 14 - 20 May, 2013, Natural Disasters and Other Events being monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific

  1. Bangladesh - Tropical Storm Mahasen struck southern districts on 16 May. The Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) is ongoing and preliminary findings are due to be presented tomorrow (21 May). 17 people have reportedly lost their lives, JNA results will provide a better understand of the impact of the cyclone on shelter and livelihoods.
    Source: PDC, OCHA Flash Update No. 7

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United States Provides Additional Assistance to Marshall Islands’ Drought Relief

For immediate release--May 16, 2013

The United States turned over two additional solar powered mobile reverse osmosis (RO) machines to the Government of the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) on May 16. The two units will be sent on May 17 to the atolls of Ailuk and Maloelap to help provide relief to communities suffering from severe drought.

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Marshall Islands + 4 others
Republic of the Marshall Islands: Drought Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Prolonged dry weather has triggered significant drought in northern Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)

  • A U.S. Government (USG) preliminary damage assessment team is scheduled to begin assessments of drought-affected areas in the coming days

  • To date, USAID has responded with reverse osmosis machines and other pre-positioned relief supplies

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Fiji + 12 others
Pacific regional office MAA55001 Annual Report

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IFRC

This report covers the period 1 January – 31 December 2012.

Overview

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UNICEF provides drought aid to Marshall Islands

UNICEF has provided emergency assistance to drought-affected areas in Marshall Islands.

The UN children's fund UNICEF has joined the Marshallese Government in providing emergency assistance to the nation's severely drought-affected areas.

More than 5,000 people in the north of Marshall Islands have limited access to clean and safe drinking water, proper sanitation and nutritious food.

The emergency response is focusing attention on health and hygiene with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and other infections among children.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

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Call for better water catchments in Marshall Islands

Posted at 22:48 on 14 May, 2013 UTC

There are calls for improved water catchments in the Marshall Islands with some atolls now facing a humanitarian crisis due to a prolonged drought.

Read the full story on Radio New Zealand International

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New Zealand Red Cross Sends Emergency Water Team to Marshall Islands

New Zealand Red Cross is sending an emergency response team to the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) to assist with a potential humanitarian crisis.

The team of three aid workers and 348kg of equipment will reach RMI in the next 36 hours.

Due to an extended drought water supplies on the Island and the atolls have gradually depleted.

Remaining water stocks in some areas have also been assessed as tainted by high salinity levels and other contamination.

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Marshall Islands + 5 others
Asia-Pacific Region 7 - 13 May, 2013, Natural Disasters and Other Events being monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific

  1. Marshall Islands - The Government has issued an elevated state of disaster due to the severe drought in northern parts of the country, affecting between 3,200 and 5,000 people. Assessments are ongoing and an UNDAC team has arrived in country. WASH is the priority as there is a priority need for safe drinking water.
    Source: OCHA

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Marshall Islands face acute water shortage

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Australia and US offer desalination and reverse-osmosis units as severe drought worsens in Pacific archipelago

About 6,000 people who live on the remote Marshall Islands in the Pacific are facing an acute shortage of fresh water as a severe drought worsens.

Read the full report on the Guardian.

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Marshall Islands Drought Response Gets Under Way

Relief supplies are on the way to the drought-stricken remote northern atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as the international aid operation swings into gear.

Over 5,700 people living in the northern atolls and islands have been hit by unusually low levels of rain since February, putting crops at risk and causing an alarming shortage of drinking water.

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Marshall Islands + 2 others
Pacific: Republic of the Marshall Islands Drought Situation Report No. 2 (as of 9 May 2013)

There is a high likelihood that the Marshall Islands will remain in drought conditions through July. Water tanks are empty and wells are unsafe for drinking.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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State of disaster after extended drought in Marshall Islands

Posted at 08:42 on 07 May, 2013 UTC

A state of disaster has now been declared in the Marshall Islands as a prolonged severe drought in the far north islands worsens, putting lives at risk.

Read the full story on Radio New Zealand International

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Emergency food aid needed in crippling Marshalls drought

Updated 8 May 2013, 10:30 AEST

There's no relief in sight for the drought affected region of the northern Marshall Islands.

And as the rain holds off conditions will only get worse.

An estimated 5,000 people in the northern atolls are experiencing severe drought conditions with an additional 11,000 people affected by crop loss due tio the lack of rain.

Drinking water is being rationed and there's no water for bathing or other domestic purposes.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

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Remote Pacific Islanders Face Drought Disaster

Officials have found some families living on 3.8 litres of water per day - barely half the international standard for emergency water requirements, and often the precursor to health issues.

International Organization for Migration:

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Marshall Islands + 6 others
Asia-Pacific Region 30 Apr - 6 May, 2013, Natural Disasters and Other Events being monitored by the OCHA Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific

  1. Marshall Islands - The Government has welcomed international assistance in response to a drought situation which is affecting up to 3,700 people living in the islands north of Majuro. An UNDAC team is being deployed, as have international assessment teams and OCHA staff.
    Source: OCHA

  2. China - Heavy flooding in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have killed 6, displaced 17,000 and affected more than 420,000.
    Source: GLIDE, Media

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Drought relief in the Marshall Islands

Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced Australia would provide $100,000 for the emergency supply of desalination units for the Marshall Islands, following continued severe droughts which have severely reduced agricultural capacity and risk endangering local lives.

"This is about saving lives and protecting the food supply across the Marshall Islands' northern atolls," Senator Carr said.

"It follows a specific request from the Marshall Islands Government.