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.

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.

Global Highlights

• The global cereal price index increased by 8.8% on a year-on-year basis in the January-March 2013 quarter.This increase is driven by increases in real prices of maize and wheat (+8% and +13%, respectively).

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.

Created to promote relief work in times of peace, the Empress Shôken Fund received many applications this year from Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies and is pleased to announce its support for five Red Cross Red Crescent projects around the world which address local vulnerabilities, namely in Belarus, Bolivia, Eritrea, Iran, and Kiribati. The total amount of the grant allocations is 98,779 Swiss Francs.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• ARGENTINA: 350,000 people affected in Buenos Aires and La Plata. 100,000 houses damaged.
• BOLIVIA: 300 families affected and 400 hectares of crops damaged by rains in the department of Beni.
• PERU: 176,643 people affected by the rainy season since October 2012.

The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

In the community of San Juan de Mocoví, some 150 kilometres from the city of Trinidad, in Bolivia, the United Nations is making a difference in the lives of 25 indigenous families. This zone, prone to flooding and other natural disasters, benefits from resources of the UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNHSTF) implemented by three agencies: WFP, FAO and UNICEF.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• BOLIVIA: 145,000 people affected by rains. Five departments are under a state of emergency

• COLOMBIA: 56,770 people affected by floods in the department of El Choco.

• ECUADOR: 4,200 hectares of crops damaged by rains in the province of Manabi.