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.

In Central African Republic, an armed faction of the Seleka rebel coalition attacked the northern town of Sido in an apparent breach of the recent peace accord; 1,100,000 people estimated affected.

The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week

Despite overall improvement, food security concerns persist in areas affected by the floods in 2012 and conflicts in Rakhine, Kachin and Northern Shan states.

The Global Overview is a weekly update that provides a snapshot of current humanitarian priorities and recent events. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.

Yangon, 22 Dec - With the technical assistance of Yangon Region Agriculture Department, efforts are being made to meet the targeted acreage of previous year in putting winter crops and edible oil crops into farmlands of Thongwa and Kayan Townships of Yangon Region. There had been untimely rainfalls in the region till November, with the result that paddies were destroyed and rain water remained in the farmlands, making the farmers late for winter crop cultivation.

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Conflict and communal violence--- In Kachin and Northern Shan States, WFP and other actors continue to provide assistance (in accordance with the multi-sector Response Plan) to displaced populations, with more than 30,000 IDPs reached. WFP delivered 457 MTs of food to displaced persons in November. According to KMSS and UNHCR reports, close to 900 people living in 3 temporary IDP camps in Hpa Kant (Kar Mine, Gau Ri and Nan Shan) are in urgent need of food assistance.

An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 has hit South Khorasan province in Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring 12. As of 6 December, no further information available

Myanmar ranks first as the ‘most at risk’ country in Asia the Pacific according to the UN Risk Model. The country is vulnerable to a wide range of hazards, including floods, cyclones, earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis. The likelihood for medium to large-scale natural disasters to occur every couple of years is high, according to historical data.