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Displaced people caught up in fighting west of Goma

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MSF

Fighting with heavy weapons between the Congolese army and the rebel group M23 resumed yesterday and forced MSF to suspend activities in two camps.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Bulletin 13-19 May 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Access to healthcare in Jonglei State is extremely limited after looting of NGO clinic and evacuation of aid organizations.
  • Meningitis outbreak in Upper Nile State is contained, with 83,000 people vaccinated.
  • Health partners treat survivors after around 27 people are killed in inter-communal violence in Upper Nile State.
  • Food insecurity is on the rise in Warrap State and 12,000 people urgently need assistance.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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Syria Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 25 | 7 – 20 May 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mounting concerns that public health crisis may aggravate Syria humanitarian situation. 420,000 Palestine refugees unable to meet basic needs.
  • UN inter-agency cross-line assistance to almost 1 million Syrians despite security and access challenges.
  • Syrian refugee population up by nearly 1 million people since January.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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DRC ensures humanitarian access in Syria despite the odds

The crisis in Syria seems unending at the moment. Meeting the humanitarian needs in the country is one of the largest challenges owing to the insecurity in particular. And as the battles go on, the needs just get bigger and bigger.

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Update conflict displacement Faryab Province 22 May 2013

Faryab is currently the most conflict-affected province in the Northern region. While needs are on the rise, funding has declined and the presence of international humanitarian staff is lower than in previous years.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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Health workers take a low-profile approach to help save lives

UNICEF-supported community health agents are the unsung heroes of the conflict in Mali, playing a front-line role in saving children's lives as rebels target the formal health system.

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Medical care in the line of fire

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ICRC, MSF

Armed men in hospitals, harassing patients; health facilities used to identify and apprehend enemies; clinics abandoned and hospitals destroyed. Overwhelmed emergency services, where medical staff are in terror of reprisals for having provided care for a patient; ambulances blocked from accessing the wounded, or held up for hours at checkpoints; entrenched animosities and divisions denying certain groups of people the medical assistance they need.

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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns the killing of yet another SARC volunteer

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ICRC

Statement / Geneva / Damascus - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns the killing of Abdo Darwish, a driver with the Al-Hassakeh branch of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent who was shot dead on his way to work on 14 May.

Mr Darwish was wearing his Syrian Red Crescent uniform, clearly indicating his affiliation with the Movement, when he was targeted by snipers and shot at.

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Syria crisis situation update (Issue 47), 19 May 2013

Security incidents and shellings are hampering UNRWA’s ability to respond to the needs of Palestinian refugees inside Syria.

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UNHCR Turkey Syrian Refugee Daily Sitrep 17 May 2013

Highlights

• On 16 May 2013, AFAD - the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency of Government of Turkey announced that the total number of Syrians registered and accommodated in 17 camps in 8 provinces has increased to 194,425 including 336 Syrians receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

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Chad + 6 others
Tchad : Revue de Presse Humanitaire du 10 au 16 mai 2013

Au menu:

· Tchad : ouverture d'un sommet sur le développement durable, la pauvreté et le climat (AFP, 11/05/13)

· Le Tchadien Djimet Adoum nommé secrétaire exécutif du CILSS (AFP, 13/05/13)

· Canada provides emergency assistance for refugees and displaced in eastern Chad (CIDA, 13/05/13)

· Nigeria declares 'massive' military campaign on borders (BBC, 15/05/13)

· Greening: We must break the cycle of food shortages in Western Africa (DFID, 15/05/13)

· UN envoy says CAR in 'state of anarchy' (Al Jazeera, 16/05/13)

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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UN reinforces peacekeeping presence in Pibor town amid violence

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UN News Service

16 May 2013 – Additional United Nations peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in South Sudan’s Jonglei state where the situation remains tense amid recent violence, looting and displacement, the Secretary-General’s spokesperson today said.

“The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has a full time presence in Pibor and is continuously monitoring the security situation, particularly in respect to the few remaining residents,” the spokesperson told journalists in New York.

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Inter-Agency Regional Response for Syrian refugees - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey 9-15 May 2013

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1.5 million refugees are placing unprecedented strain on communities, infrastructure and services in host countries. Humanitarian actors are focused on alleviating the burden on host Governments and mitigating tensions between refugee and local communities.

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ICRC confirms safe return of staff members [EN/AR]

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ICRC

ICRC News Release No. 13/94

Geneva/Sana'a (ICRC) – Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who had been held since the beginning of the week by armed individuals in the vicinity of Ja’ar, in Abyan governorate, are now safely back with their colleagues in Aden.

"We are relieved and extremely happy to have our colleagues back with us," said Cedric Schweizer, who heads the ICRC delegation in Yemen. "We would like to thank all those who gave us their support unconditionally with the aim of getting our colleagues back safe and sound."

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Health care in danger - Violent incidents affecting health care

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ICRC

Violent incidents against health-care in at least 22 countries in 2012

Geneva (ICRC) – A new study by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), entitled "Violent Incidents Affecting Health Care," reveals that at least 921 violent incidents against health-care personnel, infrastructure and wounded or sick people took place in 2012.

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Greening: We must break the cycle of food shortages in Western Africa

Emergency relief for the most vulnerable people in Mali and the West African Sahel region

The UK will help to prevent desperate food shortages and make Mali and the West African Sahel more stable and secure, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.

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South Sudan Humanitarian Bulletin, 6 - 12 May 2013

Highlights

• Civilians in Pibor, Jonglei State, again fled the town amid escalating tension and widespread looting of civilian property and humanitarian supplies.

• Around 11, 000 people have fled to Juba following hostilities in Jonglei State.

• Over 18,000 refugees are being relocated to a new camp in Upper Nile State to avoid flooding.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Pakistan: Monsoon Flash Floods (MDRPK006) - Revised Emergency Appeal

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IFRC

With this Revised Emergency Appeal, the budget has been revised down from CHF 92.6 million to CHF 88.2 million, assisting 900,000 people (130,000 families) beneficiaries for 36 months, and will be completed by 31 July 2013. This revision is based on the actual expected outcomes at the end of the appeal period and in addition includes a relocation of CHF 1,650,377 in support of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for its relief activities to assist communities affected by the floods in 2012. An unspent balance of CHF 4.4 million remains as a result of the revised budget and plans.