The humanitarian community can use satellite imagery pioneered by governments to document humanitarian crises and their impacts on vulnerable populations.

When emergencies strike, dozens of different UN agencies and partner organizations are called on to respond. They work together in “humanitarian clusters”, allow agencies to work together on areas of the response where they have the most capacity and experience. WFP leads the logistics and emergency telecommunications clusters, and co-leads the food security cluster with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

by Mariko Hall, Colin Hourihan and Marisa Muraskiewicz.

Introduction

Investing in National Societies’ volunteers and partnerships: the road to strengthening community resilience in East Africa Imagine that the communities in which we work are on a road, and that groups within a community can agree on desirable development destinations.

2012: Logistics at a Glance

• WFP distributed 3.5 million metric tons of food.
• Operated 60 Fleet workshops.
• Air-dropped 4,200 metric tons of food.
• Provided 63 humanitarian partners with bilateral logistics services, valued at US$ 23 million.

On any given day WFP Logistics:
• Coordinates an average of 5,000 trucks, 30 ships and 50 aircraft.
• Manages a network of 650 warehouses around the globe.
• Manages 700 WFP-owned trucks.

BANGKOK, 29 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Les travailleurs humanitaires et les communautés affectées par les crises exploitent de plus en plus les nouvelles technologies pour collecter des données en temps réel afin de prévenir et gérer les catastrophes et de s'y préparer. Les analystes prônent toutefois la prudence face à la « prolifération des données ».

ROME — Canada's leadership on food security and nutrition is contributing to the reduction of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in developing countries. The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, participated today in a round table in Rome to discuss global food security and nutrition, and the role of private sector partnerships.

By JOHN NJIRU jnjiru@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Tuesday, May 21 2013 at 10:46

In Summary

• Initiative is a partnership between Ericsson and Refugees United to find new ways of reconnecting refugees with their family members.
• The competition will be held on three weekends ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.

Kenya mobile application developers have been given an opportunity to unite refugee families separated due to conflict, war and disaster.

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.

Aid workers see text messaging as a key tool in disaster communications – but what are the pitfalls and how can they be avoided?