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World + 7 others
Summary - Lessons Learned Review of UN Support to Core Public Administration Functions in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict

This report captures the experience of the UN System working on public administration in post-conflict environments. It provides recommendations for more predictable, efficient and timely support.

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Salesian girls shelter provides crisis support and care for sexual assault victims

(MissionNewswire)

The statistics are staggering. UNICEF estimates that close to 200,000 women, including young girls and older women, were sexually assaulted during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war. And although the war has stopped, the sexual violence against women has not.

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Ethiopia + 18 others
Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET May 16 – May 22, 2013

Heavy rains continued for a second week across previously dry areas in western Ethiopia and South Sudan.

1) Poorly distributed and significantly below average seasonal rainfall has resulted in deteriorating ground conditions since January. This has negatively impacted crops and livestock throughout many parts of southern Angola and northern Namibia.

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Mali + 13 others
Les points forts des recherches récentes de l’IFPRI en matière de politiques alimentaires en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre

La recherche sur les politiques alimentaires au service de la réduction de la pauvreté et de la faim

International Food Policy Research Institute:

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Mali + 14 others
Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research in the West and Central Africa region

In the wake of the food crises of the early 1970s and the resulting World Food Conference of 1974, a group of innovators realized that food security depends not only on crop production but also on the policies that affect an entire food system, from farm to table. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was founded in 1975, the same year as the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, which formally created the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

International Food Policy Research Institute:

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Guinea + 3 others
Une équipe de la CEDEAO visite des réalisations du projet PADEP en faveur des réfugiés liberiens en Guinée

Report
ECOWAS

N°: 129/2013

13 mai 2013 [Nzerekore - Guinea]

Une équipe multidisciplinaire de la Commission de la CEDEAO vient d’effectuer dans la région administrative de Nzérékoré, en Guinée, une mission destinée à évaluer les résultats du Projet d'appui à la CEDEAO pour le Développement et la Paix (PADEP) dont l’objectif sectoriel est de contribuer à la promotion de la paix et du développement dans les Etats membres.

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World + 5 others
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Annual report 2012 (MAA00010)

Report
IFRC

Period covered: January to December 2012

Overview

The DREF allocated a total amount of CHF 22,836,393 in 2012. Seventy-five per cent of the allocations, CHF 17,076,253, were made as grants to small-scale operations implemented by National Societies for which no emergency appeal was launched, known as DREF operations. CHF 5,760,140 was allocated as loans of start-up funding to emergency appeals.

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Mali + 4 others
Comprendre les causes de l'extrémisme violent en Afrique de l'Ouest

Report
IRIN

DAKAR, 13 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Des universitaires et des représentants des gouvernements, des armées et de la société civile se sont réunis la semaine dernière à Dakar, la capitale sénégalaise pour évaluer les liens entre le développement et l'extrémisme violent en Afrique de l'Ouest. Certains participants à la conférence ont suggéré que le sous-développement, la marginalisation et la faible gouvernance créaient un terreau fertile pour le militantisme.

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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World + 8 others
The power of mobile technology to save lives

Kent R. Hill, Senior Vice President, World Vision on Friday, May 10th 2013

The development field has been exploring for years ways to harness the power of technology to benefit those in need, especially mobile technology, which can reach people in remote areas who need food, health, education, and other assistance quickly and well.

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Mali + 4 others
Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa

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IRIN

DAKAR, 10 May 2013 (IRIN) - Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in the Senegalese capital this week to assess the interplay between development and violent extremism in West Africa, with some participants suggesting that underdevelopment, marginalization and weak governance create a breeding ground for militancy.

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

Une sélection d'articles d'IRIN sont publiés sur ReliefWeb. Trouvez d'autres articles et analyses d'IRIN sur http://www.irinnews.org

This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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Burkina Faso + 17 others
West Africa Seasonal Monitor April 2013

Normal start in bi-modal zone and a good progression of the season in Guinean-Sudanian zone

KEY MESSAGES

• February to April rainfall estimates (RFE) indicate that the onset of rains occurred earlier than normal this season with generally above normal rainfall levels in the bi-modal zone, as well as the southern part of the Guinean-Sudanian zone. According to medium term forecasts, an on time or early onset of the rains is expected for the northern part of the Guinean-Sudanian zone.

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Nigeria + 12 others
Polio this week - As of 8 May 2013

  • Two new wild poliovirus (WPV) cases are officially reported this week, both from Nigeria, bringing the total number of WPV cases in 2013 to 26 (compared to 53 at this time last year). Additionally, a new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case is reported in Pakistan. Please see country-specific sections below, for more information.

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World + 6 others
Statement by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy with Concern Worldwide, on the surge in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa highlighted in the IMF World Economic Outlook report

The latest IMF World Economic Outlook highlights a surge in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. While such a trend is welcome, it should not be a cause for complacency, argues Connell Foley, Director of Strategy with Concern Worldwide

Given the generally negative perceptions of Africa amongst the general public, it is heartening to read the latest IMF World Economic Outlook report suggesting that growth south of the Sahara will hit 6.1% next year.

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World + 5 others
La RDC "pire pays pour être mère", la Finlande numéro 1 (ONG)

05/07/2013 11:23 GMT

LONDRES, 07 mai 2013 (AFP) - La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a supplanté le Niger comme le "pire pays pour être mère", tandis que la Finlande remporte la première place dans ce domaine, selon le rapport annuel de l'ONG Save the Children publié mardi.

Les pays de l'Afrique subsaharienne occupent pour la première fois les dix plus mauvaises places depuis 14 ans que cette ONG étudie cette problématique.

En revanche, la Finlande, suivie d'autres pays nordiques, est en tête de ce classement.

Agence France-Presse:

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World + 10 others
Surviving the first day: State of the World’s Mothers 2013

The first-ever Birth Day Risk Index compares first-day death rates for babies in 186 countries to identify the safest and most dangerous places to be born.

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World + 4 others
Communication avec les bénéficiaires : fournir aux gens des informations vitales

Report
IFRC

«Les gens ont autant besoin d’informations que d’eau, de nourriture, de médicaments ou d’abris», notait le Rapport sur les catastrophes dans le monde 2005. Communiquer avec les populations affectées est crucial avant, pendant et après une catastrophe. Cela permet aux Sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge de leur fournir des informations qui peuvent sauver des vies.

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Afghanistan + 13 others
Polio this week - As of 1 May 2013

  • Multi-country immunization campaigns took place this week (26-29 April) across West Africa. Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone all participated, aiming to reach nearly 30 million children under the age of five years with oral polio vaccine (OPV).

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Côte d'Ivoire + 5 others
West Coast of Africa Regional Representation MAA61002 Annual Report 2012

Report
IFRC

This report covers the period: 01/01/2012 to 31/12/12.

Overview

This report is on consolidated coverage of West Coast region’s programmes carried out between January 2012 to December 2012 in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. By the end of the reporting period, most of the activities outlined in the 2012 operational plan were implemented in line with the Long-term planning Framework (LTPF) 2012-2015.

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World + 22 others
The Market Monitor - Trends of staple food prices in vulnerable countries, Issue 19 - April 2013

Global Highlights

• The global cereal price index increased by 8.8% on a year-on-year basis in the January-March 2013 quarter.This increase is driven by increases in real prices of maize and wheat (+8% and +13%, respectively).

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Senegal + 4 others
In West Africa, Peace Corps Raises Profile of Undernutrition

In parts of West Africa, the Peace Corps is expanding opportunities for its Volunteers to receive training in combating hunger and undernutrition.

Peace Corps Volunteers are closely integrated with the communities they serve, often supporting local community health workers or even providing counseling themselves to caregivers responsible for the health and nutrition of family members.