Harsh Punishments for Cell Phones, Market Activity

(Bangkok, May 16, 2013) – The North Korean government regularly arrests, abuses, tortures, and imprisons citizens for a variety of economic “crimes,” Human Rights Watch said today. The harsh punishment of these “crimes,” which are often no more than attempts to engage in private economic activity to support livelihood and basic rights to food, clothing and shelter, should be investigated by the recently established Commission of Inquiry created by the UN Human Rights Council to examine human rights violations in North Korea.

The project started in July 2010 but was suspended during the implementation of emergency operation (EMOP 200266) from April 2011 to June 2012. The PRRO 200114 re-started in July 2012 and will be implemented until June 2013. The project assists about 2.4 million people, mainly children and pregnant and breastfeeding women. In partnership with the DPRK Government, WFP supports 14 factories which produce fortified biscuits and Super Cereals for children and women.

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.

This report covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2012

Overview

The IFRC’s East Asia regional delegation (EARD) serves to support and build capacities within the national societies (NSs) of the East Asia region. The region includes China, Mongolia, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. The IFRC supports all five national Red Cross Societies in the region and additionally has long-term planning frameworks specifically for the NSs in China, Mongolia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

This report covers the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012

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.

SEAR/PR 1556

22 April 2013, New Delhi: WHO has urged countries to reach out to the children who are still not protected from vaccine preventable diseases. World Immunization Week will be observed globally from 24 to 30 April 2013.

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

• Prospects for the 2012/13 early season crops generally favourable

• Relatively good 2012 main season harvest gathered last October-November

• Despite good production cereal import requirements for 2012/13 (November/ October) remain at fairly high level of 507 000 tonnes

• About 2.8 million vulnerable people estimated as facing facing severe food insecurity situated mainly in the northeast provinces of the country

17 avril 2013 – Les cas de la Syrie et du Mali confirment que seule une solution politique est de nature à garantir la stabilité de long terme dans la plupart des pays en crise, a affirmé le Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon lors d'une conférence de presse au cours de laquelle il a abordé de nombreuses situations à travers le monde.