The joint programme - to be developed by the ILO Training Centre in Turin - will seek to improve the capacity-building of countries in humanitarian assistance, train them on the prevention of natural and social disasters, and help them deal with post-crisis recoveries.

The first beneficiaries of the programme

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Gaddafi International Charity & Development Foundation pledges $50 million to help UNRWA build housing in Gaza

On 9 August the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation (GICDF) and UNRWA signed two important agreements marking the inception of their partnership. Under the first agreement $50 million was  pledged to rebuild 1250 refugee homes in

In brief

Programme outcome: To increase the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) capacity to assist National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reduce the number of deaths, injuries and the impact of disasters through the timely and adequate financial support for disaster response from the DREF.

Programme(s) summary: At 30 June 2010, IFRC had made 73 allocations from the DREF to support 67 different operations for a total of 11,285,280 Swiss francs bringing assistance to over 3.5

The site, which is used for the Vocational Training Center of the YWCA of Ramallah, offers courses and programs to

The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent (UAERC) yesterday despatched to Gaza a convoy of sugar and flour worth 2 million dirhams (approximately $540,000), in an operation coordinated between the UAERC, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC).

The UAERC was responding to an urgent appeal by the UN Agency for food to ease the plight of the refugees of Gaza. Residents of the Strip are currently suffering from the effects of a long-term economic blockade, and more recently contended with floods which devastated parts of the region.

Summary: The operation is planned to enable the Palestine RC to ensure initial humanitarian response to the most vulnerable among the flood victims in Gaza. The DREF support will focus on basic relief needs through the provision of items such as blankets,

RCA Chairman Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouie said the convoy is carrying food and medical supplies worth Dh 3 million to meet basic needs of people there.

The recent floods, he said, had aggravated the suffering of Gazans and the RCA saw it is necessary to act urgently by launching a humanitarian programme to meet their living and heath needs.

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"It hit us when the dark started", she explains. "I heard some loud speakers, telling people to leave