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26 Nov 2012

Afghanistan + 16 others
News Behind the News November 2012

Report
— Global Hope Network International

Afghanistan

MUSHROOMS ADDRESS ISSUES OF FOOD SECURITY

The food security situation has much improved thanks to good harvests this year, but pockets of food insecurity are predicted among poor households who lost livestock last year in northern Badakhshan and the Wakhan Corridor. GHNI is now expanding its mushroom project, working with widows to yield income by providing more mushroom spores as a small business opportunity.

Mali to Burkina Faso

GHNI SEEKS TO HELP REFUGEES IN POOR VILLAGES

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15 Jul 2010

Colombia + 7 others
L'ECOSOC souligne la nécessité de renforcer la coordination de l'aide humanitaire d'urgence fournie par les organismes des Nations Unies

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— UN Economic and Social Council
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ECOSOC/6443

Conseil économique et social
Session de fond de 2010
35e et 36e séances - matin & après-midi

Une table ronde est consacrée au renforcement de la préparation aux situations humanitaires d'urgence et de la coordination de l'aide humanitaire

Le Conseil économique et social (ECOSOC) a achevé aujourd'hui son débat sur la question de l'assistance économique spéciale, de l'aide humanitaire et des secours en cas de catastrophe, en adoptant sans vote une résolution générale relative au renforcement de

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06 Jul 2010

Afghanistan + 17 others
Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Mid-Year Review of the Humanitarian Appeal 2010

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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INTRODUCTION

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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30 Oct 2009

Colombia + 12 others
USAID FrontLines - Oct 2009

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— US Agency for International Development
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(extract)

Tanzania Tackling Malaria, Maternal Health

By Laura Ashbaugh

Although Tanzania boasts political stability and one of the fastest growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa, it still faces alarming maternal mortality, rapid population growth, and widespread poverty.

USAID is assisting Tanzania in responding to these issues by helping to reduce malaria and HIV/AIDS, prevent maternal deaths, expand agribusiness, and protect the environment, said Tanzania Director Rob Cunnane on a recent trip to Washington.

A major part of the USAID budget in the

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12 Feb 2008

Afghanistan + 9 others
Hunger's global hotspots: 12 Feb 2008

Report
— World Food Programme
Introduction

In regions wracked by violence or submerged by floods, the first emergency is how to deliver enough food as quickly and efficiently as possible. Here are some of the crises counted among WFP's "global hotspots".

Afghanistan

WFP continues to provide food assistance to victims of harsh winter conditions in Farah and Hirat provinces. A total of 60 tons have been dispatched to more than 6,000 beneficiaries in Farah province. Also, food distribution is ongoing to 15,000 affected IDPs in Hirat province.

Initial reports indicate that, due to

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15 Jul 2007

Chad + 9 others
Health Action in Crises - Highlights No. 165 - 8 to 15 Jul 2007

Report
— World Health Organization
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Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support provided by WHO regional offices and Headquarters. The mandate of the WHO Departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO contribution to crisis preparedness and response, transition and recovery.
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29 Jan 2007

Afghanistan + 46 others
Action humanitaire de l'UNICEF rapport 2007

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— UN Children's Fund
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AVANT-PROPOS

Les situations d'urgence, qu'elles prennent la forme de catastrophes naturelles ou de conflits, continuent d'avoir des conséquences dramatiques sur la vie des enfants et des femmes dans le monde. Les inondations massives dans la Corne de l'Afrique et les nombreux typhons en Asie du Sud illustrent la multiplication sans précédent des catastrophes naturelles qui ont touché des milliers de familles en 2006. Dans le même temps, en Afghanistan, en République démocratique du Congo, à Sri Lanka, au Soudan et dans le territoire palestinien occupé,

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29 Jan 2007

Afghanistan + 45 others
UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2007

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— UN Children's Fund
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FOREWORD

Emergencies, in the form of natural disasters and new or protracted conflict, continued to extract a toll on the lives of children and women around the world. Massive flooding in the Horn of Africa and the multiple typhoons in South Asia were typical of the ever more frequent occurrence of floods, typhoons and earthquakes that have affected thousands of families in 2006. While in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the occupied Palestinian territory, Sri Lanka and the Sudan, women and children continue to be impacted by the reverberating

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28 Jan 2007

Angola + 11 others
Health action in crises - Highlights No 142 - 22 to 28 Jan 2007

Report
— World Health Organization
Each week, the World Health Organization Department for Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support provided by WHO regional offices and Headquarters. The mandate of the WHO Departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO contribution to crisis preparedness and response, transition and recovery.
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13 Nov 2006

Afghanistan + 29 others
Common efforts to strengthen collective humanitarian response capacity should seek to alleviate suffering, improve survival chances, says General Assembly President

Report
— UN General Assembly


GA/10532

Sixty-first General Assembly
Plenary
52nd & 53rd Meetings (AM & PM)

Assembly Also Considers Strategies to Forestall Disasters, Boost Response; Assistance to Palestinian People; Three Texts on Regional Cooperation Adopted

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27 Oct 2006

Angola + 21 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 43 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (DR) (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Somalia (6) Tanzania (7) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola (2) Lesotho (3) Madagascar (4) Malawi (5) Mozambique (6) Swaziland (7)

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20 Oct 2006

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 42 of 2006

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— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (DR) (3) Eritrea (4) Ethiopia (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Guinea (4) Liberia (5) Niger (6) Sierra Leone

(E) Asia: (1) Afghanistan (2)

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08 Sep 2006

Afghanistan + 25 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 36 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus)

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Djibouti (4) Eritrea (5) Ethiopia (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

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01 Sep 2006

Afghanistan + 26 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 35 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger

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25 Aug 2006

Afghanistan + 22 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 34 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Mine Action, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Djibouti (4) Ethiopia (5) Kenya (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Guinea (4) Liberia

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18 Aug 2006

Bolivia + 22 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 33 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (4) Syria

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (3) Congo, DR (4) Ethiopia (5) Kenya (6) Rwanda (7) Somalia (8) Sudan (9) Tanzania (10) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia

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11 Aug 2006

Afghanistan + 18 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 32 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) Syria

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Rwanda (5) Somalia (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania (8) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Guinea (3) Guinea Bissau (4) Liberia (5) Mauritania

(E) Asia: (1) Afghanistan

(F) Latin America and Caribbean:

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04 Aug 2006

Angola + 29 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 31 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Lebanon (2) occupied Palestinian territories (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (4) Syria (5) Tajikistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Congo (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Rwanda (5) Somalia (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania (8) Uganda

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28 Jul 2006

Afghanistan + 18 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 30 of 2006

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Education, Food, Health, Infrastructure and Rehabilitation, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation
(A) Highlights

(B) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo (3) Congo, DR (4) Ethiopia (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(C) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Guinea (3) Liberia

(D) Asia: (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan (3) Timor Leste

(E) Latin America and Caribbean: (1)

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