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Libya + 2 others
People on the Move: ‘I cannot explain how terrible the situation was’

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Amnesty

This is part of a special ‘People on the Move’ series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world. These profiles are being published around the launch of Amnesty International's Annual Report 2013.

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Kenya + 1 other
UNHCR Dadaab Update 6/13, 16 April - 15 May 2013

New developments

Registration resumed

On 8 May, the Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) reopened registration of asylum seekers. This means that some 4,000 persons who have arrived to Dadaab since the closure of the latest two-week registration window on 30 November 2012 will now be registered and get access to services.

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Burkina Faso + 10 others
AfDB Launches New Information Highways

Following the launch in March 2013 of Open Data Platforms in 30 African countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched additional data platforms in the following 10 African countries: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Mali, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia, Sudan. This brings to forty (40) the number of African countries already connected to the Open Data network.

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Burkina Faso + 10 others
La BAD lance de nouvelles autoroutes de l’information

Suite au lancement en mars 2013 des plates-formes Open Data dans 30 pays africains, la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) vient de lancer des plates-formes additionnelles Open Data pour les 10 pays africains suivants : Burkina Faso, Burundi, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Gabon, Mali, Madagascar, Niger, Somalie, Soudan. Cela porte à quarante (40) le nombre de pays africains déjà connectés au réseau Open Data.

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Ethiopia + 14 others
Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET May 23 – May 29, 2013

Heavy rains were observed in western Ethiopia, western South Sudan and Nigeria during the past week.

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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Somalia, beyond the famine

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IRIN

Over one million people in Somalia are currently food insecure. IRIN asks experts and analysts whether the conditions that led to the famine are still in place, and whether another famine could occur.

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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Kenya + 4 others
Wild poliovirus in the Horn of Africa

Enhanced surveillance for polio is needed across the Horn of Africa. All countries are urged to rapidly identify sub-national surveillance gaps and to take measures to fill them.

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Somalia + 12 others
Regional mixed migration summary for April 2013

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Djibouti

Events /trends/ data / analysis

New Arrivals: In April 2013, an estimated 4,615 migrants arrived on Yemen’s shores via Djibouti, a 46% decrease from March. 80% of these migrants were Ethiopians while the rest were Somali.

Boats: A total of 66 vessels left via the Red Sea for Yemen carrying an average of 69 passengers per trip in the month of April.

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Somalia + 2 others
Somalia: Situation Report - Gedo, Middle and Lower Juba (April 2013)

Cross border movements to/from Somalia and major movements within Gedo, Middle and Lower Juba

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[Video] More than a living

Grants from UNHCR provide a lifeline to help displaced Somali families start small businesses

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Improving Local Infrastructure in Somalia

When WFP launched Special Operation 105780 in 2007, there was one main objective: to promote the uninterrupted and timely supply of relief items to vulnerable populations across Somalia. At the time, humanitarian access was very limited; port infrastructures in Somalia were in urgent need of repair and these challenges, coupled with large security risks, impeded the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. In addition, WFP aimed to reduce operational costs, while building local capacity and supporting a larger framework of economic development.

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Somalia + 1 other
EU to provide over €37 million to fight piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa

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European Union

Summary: 21 May 2013, Brussels - The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE).

In the past decade, the level of maritime insecurity in the region's waters has become the highest in the world, undermining development and affecting the well being of millions of people.

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FSNAU Nutrition Update March - April 2013

OVERVIEW

The FSNAU integrated nutrition situation analysis in January 2013 had indicated that the emergency levels of malnutrition (GAM 15-30 percent) seen in Bakool Pastoral, Juba riverine, Southern Gedo and Mataban district since Gu 2012 will be sustained. An improvement in other livelihoods from emergency levels (GAM 15-30 percent) levels to crisis levels (GAM 10-14.9 percent) was expected.

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World + 37 others
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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Eastern Africa Displaced Populations Report (Issue 14, 30 September 2012 - 31 March 2013)

DRC, Sudan and Somalia continue to host the highest number of IDPs and persons severely affected by conflict. A new report provides in-depth analysis of the situation in 12 countries.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Tawfiq Clinic, Somalia - A Project by Mercy Malaysia

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MERCY Malaysia

Mogadishu, April 2013 – MERCY Malaysia’s Head of Relief Operations Department, Hew Cheong Yew visited Somalia once again to observe and assess the progress of the Tawfiq Clinic, a project by MERCY Malaysia. The Tawfiq Clinic is located in Yaqshid district, the biggest district in Mogadishu with a population of more than 300,000. There is no general hospital in the district and only a handful of NGOs are working in the newly claimed safe area.

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World + 18 others
Managing acute malnutrition at scale - A review of donor and government financing arrangements (Network Paper Issue 75)

Introduction

This review is concerned with the financing arrangements for programmes that address acute malnutrition at scale through the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM). The CMAM approach is geared towards the early detection, treatment and counselling of moderately and severely acutely malnourished children, in the community, by community agents.