DHAKA/YANGON (May 15, 2013) — As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen moves across the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh and Myanmar, the humanitarian organization CARE is preparing to provide emergency assistance to affected communities in both countries. The storm is expected to deliver heavy rain and damaging winds when it makes its projected landfall Thursday evening or Friday morning near the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen moves across the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh and Myanmar, CARE’s response teams are on standby to provide emergency assistance to affected communities.

Tropical Cyclone Mahasen, which is gathering strength, is expected to make landfall near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border on Thursday morning, bringing with it heavy rain and damaging winds.

Brian Agland, CARE’s Country Director in Myanmar said response teams were closely coordinating with the relevant Myanmar government authorities, inter-agency teams and United Nations bodies.

Les récents bouleversements politiques en République centrafricaine ont forcé un nombre croissant de personnes à trouver refuge au Tchad voisin.

Des ressources limitées pour les réfugiés

Depuis le début du mois de mars, plus de 5 800 personnes ont quitté la Centrafrique pour se rendre dans le district de Sido au sud du Tchad, selon les données du HCR. Ces réfugiés rejoignent ainsi les 17 000 autres qui sont déjà dans la région depuis 2012.

The single most important thing governments can do to end global hunger is to support the millions of poor women farming tiny plots of land in developing countries, a new report by a group of international charities says today.

April 19, 2013: Heavy rains have been affecting various parts of Kenya since March, especially the west and southwest of the country. These areas have been also affected by last year’s floods and are particularly vulnerable. The situation has worsened recently with rains and subsequent floods causing serious damage to crops and infrastructure, displacement of thousands of people and some fatalities, as well as risks of waterborne diseases outbreaks and increased food prices.

26 year old Yana[1] tends to her month old baby as her two year old daughter sits on the floor playing with a bib – there are no toys to entertain her.

The young mother is on her own with her children, living and sleeping in the same small room. Her only possessions are in the corner of the room - a small bag of clothes, the only things she could carry when she fled Syria five months ago.

The rationale in using cash vouchers by CARE is primarily the existence of a well-functioning market in rural Lesotho, which made food distribution an unnecessary and costly exercise.

From the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Syria, from Afghanistan to Mali unexploded ordnance (UXO) and landmines continue to injure and kill boys and girls, women and men. These deadly devices remain a threat for people during conflict and for decades after. They are an ongoing humanitarian threat and a significant obstacle to sustainable development. Landmines and UXOs are an everyday reality for people in over 80 states or areas in the world, with tens of thousands of victims annually.

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