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Ethiopia + 12 others
Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET June 20 – June 26, 2013

  • Abnormal dryness has settled in across western Mali.
  • A slight reduction in rainfall observed over Ethiopia.

1) The delayed onset of the March-May rainfall has negatively impacted ground conditions over the Belg-producing areas of northern Ethiopia. Despite an increase in rain since mid-April, the accumulated rainfall has remained below-average. Limited rain is forecast over the area during the next outlook period, likely maintaining rainfall deficits.

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World + 12 others
Supply Annual Report 2012

The report covers:

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Clock ticking as Mali organises urgent polls

06/19/2013 15:15 GMT

by Serge Daniel

BAMAKO, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - The clock is ticking for Mali as it scrambles to organise key elections in less than 40 days following a ceasefire deal between the government and separatist Tuareg rebels.

The agreement, reached on Tuesday after 10 days of tense negotiations, will enable Malian troops to enter the Tuareg-held city of Kidal in the northeast to secure polls scheduled to take place on July 28.

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Humanitarian situation remains precarious

Despite growing and urgent needs, key sectors of the humanitarian appeal remain poorly funded; food security at 39 percent, nutrition at 20 percent and WASH at 11 percent of funds.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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On World Refugee Day, Needs Of Displaced Everywhere Must Be Remembered

From WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin

ROME – For over two years, the world has witnessed millions of Syrians fleeing their homes, escaping from violence in search of a safe haven. Many families have been forced to move more than once, bringing only what they can carry. The needs of conflict-affected Syrians are huge, almost too big to comprehend: by the end of the year, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) aims to provide food assistance to seven million people, most of whom are either internally displaced or taking refuge in neighbouring countries.

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World + 11 others
Rapport statistique sur les tendances mondiales

Selon le nouveau rapport statistique du HCR sur les tendances mondiales, les déplacements forcés n’ont jamais été aussi nombreux depuis 18 ans

Un rapport publié aujourd’hui par le HCR, le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, montre qu’il y a aujourd’hui davantage de réfugiés ou de déplacés internes qu’à tout autre moment depuis 1994(1), la crise en Syrie étant devenue un nouveau facteur majeur de déplacement forcé dans le monde.

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Mali signs ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels

06/19/2013 02:29 GMT

by Romaric Ollo HIEN

OUAGADOUGOU, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Mali's government signed a ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels Tuesday, paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month.

The agreement, reached after 10 days of tense negotiations, will enable Malian troops to enter the Tuareg-held city of Kidal in the northeast to secure polls scheduled to take place on July 28.

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World + 21 others
UNHCR Global Trends 2012: Displacement The New 21st Century Challenge

A UNHCR report says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major factor.

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Le RSSG Koenders salue la signature de l’accord de Ouagadougou

Bert Koenders, le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et chef de la MINUSMA, se félicite de la signature d'un accord préliminaire à l’élection présidentielle et aux pourparlers inclusifs de paix entre le Gouvernement du Mali, le Mouvement national pour la libération de l'Azawad (MNLA) et le Haut Conseil pour l'unité de l'Azawad, le 18 Juin à Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso.

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La situation humanitaire reste precaire

(Bamako/Dakar, le 18 juin 2013): Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire Régional pour le Sahel, M. Robert Piper, a achevé, aujourd’hui, une mission de deux jours au Mali. A Bamako, il a rencontré le Premier Ministre Diango Cissoko, les Ministres de l’Economie et des Finances, de l’Education, de la Santé, de l’Energie et de l’Eau ainsi que le représentant du Ministre de l’Action Humanitaire, de la Solidarité et des Personnes Agées. Leurs discussions ont porté sur la situation humanitaire et son financement dans le pays.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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Mali / négociations sur Kidal : « l’amnistie n’est pas une solution »

La FIDH, l’AMDH et l’UIDH sont préoccupées par la teneur des négociations en cours à Ouagadougou pour le contrôle de la région de Kidal entre les autorités maliennes et les groupes touaregs, et particulièrement par la possible amnistie pour les crimes perpétrés envisagée par le projet en discussion ; et appellent à la conclusion d’un accord sans ignorer la justice et les victimes.

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Bamako, Tuaregs sign accord paving way for Mali vote

The agreement, reached after 10 days of often tense negotiations, will enable nationwide polls to take place on July 28 and put the troubled country back on the path to recovery.

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Le Secrétaire général nomme le général Jean Bosco Kazura du Rwanda en tant que Commandant de la MINUSMA

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UN News Service

Le Secrétaire général de l'ONU, Ban Ki-moon, a annoncé lundi la nomination du général Jean Bosco Kazura, du Rwanda, comme Commandant de la force de la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali (MINUSMA).

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Bamako et les rebelles Touareg concluent enfin un accord pour la présidentielle

06/18/2013 18:12 GMT

Par Romaric Ollo HIEN

OUAGADOUGOU, 18 juin 2013 (AFP) - Le pouvoir malien et les rebelles touareg qui occupent Kidal, dans le nord du Mali, ont enfin signé mardi à Ouagadougou un accord pour permettre la tenue de l'élection présidentielle du 28 juillet, à l'issue d'âpres négociations.

Lors d'une cérémonie au palais présidentiel du Burkina Faso, pays médiateur, les deux camps ont signé ce document qui prévoit un cessez-le-feu, un retour de l'armée malienne à Kidal et un cantonnement des combattants touareg sur des sites de regroupement.

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Special Representative, Briefing Security Council, Recounts ‘Unprecedented Threats’ to Children in Mali, Syria Conflicts

SC/11035

Security Council
6980th Meeting (AM)

The Security Council today, condemning all human rights violations against children in situations of armed conflict, and demanding that all relevant parties immediately stop such violations, reaffirmed its commitment to take targeted steps to deal with persistent perpetrators of those abuses.

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Ban appoints Rwandan General as military chief of UN integrated Mali mission

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UN News Service

17 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Jean Bosco Kazura as Force Commander for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

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Niger + 2 others
Niger: Facts and figures (October 2012 to March 2013)

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ICRC

17-06-2013 Facts and Figures

The ICRC operated against the background of a mass influx of Malian refugees in the Tahoua area and the return to the Agadez area of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who have been deported from Libya.

Support for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa deported from Libya (with the Red Cross Society of Niger)

The ICRC:

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WFP connects small scale farmers to food processors

Through this initiative, it expected that farmers’ organizations will have improved access to reliable and sustainable markets which could ultimately help them to increase their productivity and income.

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Niger + 9 others
West Africa Seasonal Monitor - May 2013

Good seasonal progression in the Bi-modal and Guinean - Sudanian zones

KEY MESSAGES

  • Normal to above - normal rainfall levels fell over the southwestern corner of the region (Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau), marking a timely onset of the rains in this part of West Africa .

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Niger + 2 others
Niger : faits et chiffres, octobre 2012 – mars 2013

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ICRC

Activités du CICR dans un contexte marqué par l'arrivée massive de réfugiés maliens dans la région de Tahoua et le retour dans la région d'Agadez de migrants d'origine subsaharienne déportés de la Libye.

Soutien aux migrants d'origine subsaharienne déportés de Libye, en collaboration avec la Croix-Rouge nigérienne (CRN)