Flood

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10 Dec 2012

World + 6 others
Changement climatique : Dans le monde arabe, construire des réfrigérateurs pour vivre dans un four

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— IRIN

DOHA, 9 décembre 2012 (IRIN) - Au cours de ces 30 dernières années, les catastrophes naturelles, y compris les évènements climatiques extrêmes, ont affecté 50 millions de personnes dans le monde arabe, selon un nouveau rapport de la Banque mondiale. Le rapport spécule sur un scénario terrifiant de hausse régulière des températures de plus de 50 degrés Celsius d’ici à la fin du siècle, ce qui pourrait engendrer une cascade de catastrophes, selon les experts.

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10 Sep 2012

Syrian Arab Republic + 15 others
Humanitarian Bulletin Middle East and North Africa, Issue 03, July-August 2012 (EN/AR)

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Highlights

  • Funding shortfalls are undermining the ongoing humanitarian response in Pakistan, with aid agencies cutting critical life-saving assistance.

  • Needs in Syria increased to an estimated 2.5 million people and the number of refugees has doubled since July. Whilst humanitarian agencies have scaled up, these efforts are being undermined by funding shortfalls.

  • The government of Iran led the humanitarian response to two earthquakes that left 300 dead, 2600 njured and over 150,000 affected.

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10 Nov 2011

Thailand + 1 other
The Kuwait government has authorized 3.5 million USD aid to the flood victims in Thailand

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— Government of Thailand

Mr. Trit Kiriratnikom, Charge de Affairs and Mr. Perapol Berananda, Second Secretary paid a courtesy call on Mr. Barges Hmaud Al Barges, President of Kuwait Red Crescent Society

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02 Nov 2011

Thailand + 1 other
HH the Amir donates USD 3.5 mls for Thai flood victims

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— Kuwait News Agency

KUWAIT, Nov 2 (KUNA) -- Thailand's Charge d'Affairs in Kuwait expressed appreciation for His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah's donation of USD 3.5 million for the benefit of the Thai flood victims.

After a meeting with head of Kuwait Red Crescent Society Barjas Al-Barjas, the Thai official thanked the Kuwaiti government and people for this humanitarian support.

The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades surged above 400 on Wednesday.

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19 Oct 2011

World + 10 others
Arab aid and the West - “two china elephants”

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— IRIN

KUWAIT CITY/DUBAI, 19 October 2011 (IRIN) - Among the aid agencies that poured into Somalia after famine was declared in July were organizations such as the Arab Federation of Doctors, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment of the United Arab Emirates, and the Deniz Feneri Association of Turkey.

They came with their own style.

IRIN:

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21 Apr 2011

Afghanistan + 17 others
OCHA ROMENACA Quarterly Regional Humanitarian Funding Update - 1st Quarter, January - March 2011

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Regional Humanitarian Funding Update Q1 2011 highlights:

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30 Sep 2009

Algeria + 21 others
Humanitarian Update: Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Sep 2009

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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The Humanitarian Update is a monthly publication from UN OCHA's Regional Office in Dubai, reporting on the main humanitarian events in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. For more information on Iraq or OPT, please visit www.ochairaq.org and www.ochaopt.org

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