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Typhoon Bopha four months on

Report
ShelterBox

Typhoon Bopha was the strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the Philippine island of Mindanao. Over 1,000 lives were lost and tens of thousands more lost their homes and possessions.

ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) member John Cordell (US) returned to the broken communities four months after ShelterBox’s initial response to see how affected families were coping with the devastating situation.

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World + 40 others
Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 10-17 June 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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OCD partners with PHAP for disaster risk reduction

By Leonard T. Pineda I

ILOILO CITY, June 15 (PIA6) -- The Office of Civil Defense-6 (OCD-6) launched its partnership program with the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) Cares Foundation in Calinog town here to prepare the public for disasters.

The project dubbed “Pagpakigbuylog sa Pagpangaman” seeks to strengthen the capacities of local disaster risk reduction and management council (LDRRMC) of the pilot area to reduce their risks to disasters by ensuring a community of healthy constituents.

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NDRRMC Update: Weather Bulletin No 2, Tropical Depression "Emong"

I. SITUATION OVERVIEW

Tropical Depression "Emong" has maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated.

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Philippines Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 17 | 18 May – 14 June 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale affects more than 2,500 people in North Cotabato.

  • Most clusters reach Bopha Action Plan targets; residual early recovery, livelihood, agriculture, health, and education needs remain.

  • Affected communities participate in Bopha After Action Review.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Report: The After Action Review/ Lessons Learned Workshops Typhoon Bopha Response

Three workshops were conducted to elicit the views of those responding to the emergency and community consultations also took place separately to garner feedback from people directly affected.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Pakistan + 20 others
Global Overview: Comparison of Funding Status, Affected Population and Child Malnutrition (in 2012)

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 + 4 others
El trabajo infantil roba a millones de niños su salud, educación y crecimiento, dice UNICEF

NUEVA YORK, 12 de junio de 2013 – El 12 de junio es el Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil. Hoy, como cualquier otro día del año, millones de niños de todo el mundo se dedican a algún tipo de trabajo peligroso o en el que son explotados, por lo general a expensas de su salud y su educación y, sobre todo, de su bienestar general y desarrollo.

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Los niños y los conflictos armados: Informe del Secretario General (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

Asamblea General
Sexagésimo séptimo período de sesiones
Tema 65 del programa
Promoción y protección de los derechos del niño

Consejo de Seguridad
Sexagésimo octavo año

I. Introducción

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Le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé : Rapport du Secrétaire général (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

Assemblée générale
Soixante-septième session
Point 65 de l’ordre du jour
Promotion et protection des droits de l’enfant

Conseil de sécurité
Soixante-huitième année

I. Introduction

  1. Le présent rapport couvre la période allant de janvier à décembre 2012; il est soumis en application de la résolution 2068 (2012) par laquelle le Conseil de sécurité m’a prié de continuer à lui présenter tous les ans des rapports sur l’application de ses résolutions et des déclarations de son président concernant les enfants et les conflits armés.

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Le travail des enfants prive des millions d’enfants, de la santé, de l'éducation et de la croissance, affirme l'UNICEF

NEW YORK/KINSHASA, le 12 Juin 2013 - Lors de la Journée Mondiale contre le Travail des Enfants, l'UNICEF a fait un appel aujourd'hui à l'attention des millions d'enfants dans le monde qui sont engagés dans une forme dangereuse de travail ou d'exploitation, généralement au détriment de leur santé et de l'éducation, du bien-être et de leur développement.

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Red Crescent distributes thousands of relief baskets to victims of Typhoon Bopha

WAM MINDANAO - Philippines, June 12th, 2013 -- The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) mission team HAS completed its humanitarian task to distribute thousands of relief baskets to 5000 Filipino families recently hit by Typhoon Bopha (Pablo), in the south of the Philippines, especially in Mindanao.

Mohammed Abdullah Al Haj Al Zarouni, Chairman of the Mission of Red Crescent team said that the RCA decided to buy an ambulance equipped with the latest medical equipment and submitted to the Philippine Red Cross.

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Child labour robbing millions of health, education and growth, UNICEF says

NEW YORK, 12 June 2013 – On the World Day Against Child Labour, UNICEF today called attention to the millions of children around the world who are engaged in some form of hazardous or exploitative work, usually at the expense of their health and education, and overall wellbeing and development.

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Commission Implementing Decision of 11.6.2013 amending Commission Implementing Decision C(2012)9883 on the financing of humanitarian aid operational priorities from the 2013 general budget of the European Union (ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid ("the Humanitarian Aid Regulation"), and in particular Article 2, notably 2 (c), Article 4 and Article 15(2) and (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community ("Overseas Association Decision"), and in particular Articles 21 and 30 thereof,

Whereas:

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Myanmar + 2 others
CTTA: Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2013

A Face among the Crowd: Profiling the Man behind the Foiled Plot to Attack Myanmar’s Embassy in Jakarta
ROHAN GUNARATNA

Counterterrorism in Indonesia: Quo Vadis?
MUH TAUFIQURROHMAN

Next Steps for the Philippines Peace Framework
AVA PATRICIA C. AVILA

Jihadists at the Gate? A Preliminary Enquiry into the Reaction of the Jihadist Movement to Communal Violence in Myanmar
IFTEKHARUL BASHAR

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Flood drills, early warning system set as part of disaster preparedness

QUEZON CITY, June 11 -- Flood drills in several high-risk barangays along six major waterways in Metro Manila are scheduled starting tomorrow as part of the Disaster Preparedness Week organized by the Department of Interior and Local Government.

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World + 12 others
Alert 2013! Report on conflicts, human rights and peacebuilding

Civil society and regional organizations strengthening human security

How to prevent violence, transform conflict and create a more durable peace? It remains a key challenge for every reasonable individual embracing the values of humanity.

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World + 43 others
Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 3-10 June 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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World + 22 others
Children and armed conflict - Report of the Secretary-General (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

The report provides information on grave violations committed against children, progress made by parties on dialogue, action plans and other measures.

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UAE delivers food assistance to victims of tropical storm victims in Philippines

WAM Mindanao, Philippines, 8th June 2013 - Nearly 500 families hit by Typhoon Bofa in Mindanao, Philippines, received food assistance from the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA).

The food parcels were distributed to the families who are living in camps in the presence of Musa Abdul Wahed Al Khaja, UAE Ambassador to Philippines, and Senator Richard Gordon, President of the Philippine National Red Cross.