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Amnesty International Report 2012: The State of the World's Human Rights

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Amnesty

World Increasingly Dangerous for Refugees and Migrants

(London) Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today as it launched its annual assessment of the world’s human rights.

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Global Leaders Push to Sustain Political Commitment for Maternal and Child Nutrition Efforts

WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2013 — Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide U.S. will host an international meeting for civil society leaders on maternal and child nutrition on Monday, June 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. This meeting will garner political support for commitments made at “Nutrition for Growth,” a pledge conference to be held in London on June 8. Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will serve as the keynote speaker for the international meeting.

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Disease kills children, causes miscarriages in camps near Nyala, South Darfur

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Radio Dabanga

The sheikh of a camp near Nyala, South Darfur, has told Radio Dabanga the deteriorating heath and sanitary conditions at the site have resulted in the death of four children, and caused four women to miscarry this week. In addition, five children have died of diarrhoea at a camp in the vicinity.

Sheikh Abdul Karim Abakar of Attash camp says that as relief organisations have not yet provided support for the newly displaced to build houses, the four women concerned have only their own clothing to shelter themselves and their children from the sun.

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“Nothing should stop me,” says Ethiopian girl

WFP’s school meals programme has benefitted millions of school children across Ethiopia over the last 19 years and currently serves some 650,000 students in 1,800 schools in different parts of the country. Fatuma is one of those children.

Gewane, ETHIOPIA – A daily round trip of three hours along a dusty road might not appeal to many, but for schoolgirl Fatuma Hamedu, the journey shows just how committed she is to changing her life.

“I travel this distance every day,” says Fatuma. “I do it to learn but also so I can eat.”

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Overcoming Fistula in Madagascar

2,000 girls and women each year are left with the condition

MAHAJANGA, Madagascar — Every day, 10 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth in Madagascar.

Many more survive, but suffer from untreated complications of pregnancy, including the most debilitating injury of childbearing, obstetric fistulas. Although the condition was not recognized in the country until recently, it is estimated that 2,000 Malagasy women develop fistula each year.

Zafisoa's story

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Bolivia: Floods Emergency appeal final report (MDRBO007)

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IFRC

Appeal target (current): 503,659 Swiss francs

Appeal coverage: 51 per cent;

Appeal history:

 This Emergency Appeal was launched on 14 March 2012 for 503,659 Swiss francs to assist 2,000 families (10,000 beneficiaries) for 6 months.

 Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): 116,138 Swiss francs were initially allocated from the Federation’s DREF to support the Bolivian Red Cross (BRC) to respond.

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Lebanon + 1 other
Vulnerability Assessment Report - Zgharta and Minieh-Danniyeh districts, North Lebanon, 22 April 2013 – 17 May 2013

  1. Executive Summary

This report is the result of 4 weeks’ field work from April 22 to May 17 carried out in the two districts of Zgharta and Minieh-Dennieh by SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s (SI) outreach workers. During the assessment, the outreach team visited 21 villages and interviewing 575 of the approximately 6,300 households registered by UNHCR. It must be noted, however, that this sample may not be representative of the whole refugee population in the two districts, as the outreach teams were

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Chad Commits to an Acceleration of the Action Plan to End the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers

At the 38th formal meeting of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict on Monday, Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict briefed on her visit to Chad where she was able to reconfirm the commitment and determination of the Chadian authorities to fully implement the Action Plan to end the recruitment and use of children in the country’s national army.

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Interview- North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with the country’s main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on Wednesday.

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Mali + 10 others
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region

Testimony, Donald Y. Yamamoto
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Opening Statement
Washington, DC
May 21, 2013

[Before the House Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights; International Organizations; Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Middle East and North Africa]

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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:

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

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Growing peas and greens to maximise water usage

NAIROBI , May 22 2013 (IPS) - Amid warnings that Kenya’s agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely affecting food security, biodiversity researchers say that agrobiodiversity should be considered as a vital tool to combat this.

“In order to feed the nation, the country must explore agrobiodiversity, specifically (the growing of) vegetables and fruits, which have been neglected in favour of maize,” Mary Abukutsa-Onyango, a professor of horticulture at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, told IPS.

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Syria Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 25 | 7 – 20 May 2013

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  • 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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Egyptian Embassy in Mali presents medical equipment for the Maternity and Children Hospital

Embassy of Egypt in Mali presented the necessary medical equipment for the preterm infants unit at the Maternity and Children Hospital that is adding five incubators to increase the unit capacity, thus culminating the efforts of the secretariat of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

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In Lebanon, Palestine refugee children from Syria in UNRWA schools receive school bags, clothing from UNICEF

Around 3,400 Palestine refugee children from Syria now continuing their education in UNRWA schools in Lebanon received school uniforms, school bags and clothing vouchers from UNICEF.

“Education is a priority for both UNRWA and the Palestine refugee community and this will remain so, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis of Palestine refugees from Syria”, said Deputy Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon Mr. Roger Davies. Mr. Davies thanked UNICEF for its continuous and generous support to UNRWA and in light of the new crisis in Syria in particular

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HNA Group, WFP Sign Agreement To Provide School Meals For Children In Ghana

BEIJING –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced a new partnership with HNA Group – a leading China-based corporation - to fight hunger globally.

A US$1.6 million agreement (10 million RMB) between HNA Group and WFP was signed today in Beijing by WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and HNA Group Chairman Chen Feng. The funds will help WFP provide take-home rations to promote girls’ education under its school meals programme in Ghana.

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Food Distributions to Improve Nutritional Status During the Lean Season

A new road linking rural communities to a vital district centre has been completed thanks to a WFP food-for-work project in rural Laos. The project is part of WFP's Livelihood Initiatives for Nutrition (LIN) programme, designed to support remote communities in northern Laos with high rates of stunting (children too short for their age).

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Jordan + 4 others
Inter-agency regional response for Syrian refugees, Health and Nutrition Biweekly, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, April 28-May 11 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Population movement – refugee numbers in the region continue to increase. Since May 1, there were more than 76,000 new refugees; at least 75% of those registered are women and children.

  • Operational – Jordanian Ministry of Health and Interior Ministries agreed to relocation of new arrivals registration to Raba Sahan; health screening including immunization will occur here thus enhancing vaccination activities for new arrivals. In Lebanon, coordination skills training sessions was organized by UNHCR and OCHA on May 9.