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Côte d'Ivoire + 1 other
Le rapatriement de réfugiés du Libéria vers la Côte d'Ivoire reprend cette année

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 23 mai (HCR) – Deux ans après la fin de la courte guerre civile en Côte d'Ivoire, un nombre croissant de réfugiés rentrent chez eux depuis janvier alors que les violences de l'année dernière avaient ralenti le rythme des retours. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes restent toutefois en exil.

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Namibia: Drought Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 01 (as of 24 May 2013)

About 109,000 children under 5 living in rural households are at risk of malnutrition due to reduced food availability compounded by limited access to safe water and adequate sanitation.

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Lebanon + 1 other
Lebanon: UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees, May 17 - 24 2013

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK:

 Over 73,200 refugees received World Food Programme (WFP) food vouchers;

 Over 65,000 refugess received clothes vouchers, blankets, quilts, kitchen sets, matresses, recreation kits for children and other household items;

 more than 56,000 refugees benefited from 10,559 hygiene kits as well as over 3,665 baby kits;

 Over 4,000 refugees received primary health care services

 740 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide;

 4,750 Syrians were reported to have arrived in Lebanon this week;

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The State of School Feeding Worldwide 2013

In the past five years, at least 38 countries have scaled up their school feeding programs in response to a crisis, whether related to food prices, conflicts or natural disasters.

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Révision de l’appel de fonds pour le Mali: Les besoins humanitaires ont connu une augmentation

(Bamako, 24 mai 2013) : Les personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire au Mali sont estimées à environ 3,5 millions dont 1,4 million en besoin d’assistance immédiate selon des analyses publiées en mai. Ces nouveaux chiffres montrent une détérioration de la situation comparativement au début de l’année quand 2 millions de personnes étaient touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire dont 747 000 en besoin d’assistance immédiate. Depuis janvier, les acteurs humanitaires ont assisté près de 500 000 personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Humanitarian Monitor Monthly Report - April 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

● In the West Bank, Palestinian injuries from Israeli security forces in 2013 twice as high as in 2012.
● Children as young as seven detained by Israeli forces in Hebron, according to international monitors.
● Restrictions on entry of materials delay WASH projects in Gaza.
● Thirty per cent increase in displacement from demolitions in 2013 in the West Bank.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Nigeria: Floods Revised Emergency Appeal MDRNG014

Report
IFRC

This Revised Emergency Appeal revises the budget upwards to CHF 3,923,663 (from CHF 3,453,527) and extends the operation timeframe for an additional 3 months to 31 December 2013 to support the Nigerian Red Cross Society to respond to the remaining needs of communities affected by the floods. This operation will be completed by the end of December 2013 and a final report made available by end March 2014.

Appeal target (current): CHF 3,923,663.

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Mauritania + 1 other
Preliminary Appeal: Assistance to Malian Refugees and Host Communities in Mauritania – MRT131

Report
ACT Alliance

Preliminary Appeal Target: US$400,000

Balance Requested: US$343,193

Geneva, 23 May 2013

Dear Colleagues,

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Preliminary Appeal: Assistance to IDPs and other affected people in Rakhine State - MYR131

Report
ACT Alliance

Preliminary Appeal Target: US$675,445

Balance Requested: US$675,445

Geneva, May 24, 2013

Dear Colleagues,

The conflict in Rakhine State started in June 2012 and resurged in October 2012 resulting in significant displacement. As of the beginning of April 2013, the number of people displaced in Rakhine State is at least 139,107. Approximately 111,000 IDPs are residing in Government designated camps while the rest are living in tents or with host families.

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Mali + 8 others
Sahel Crisis 2013: Funding Status as of 24 May 2013

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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[video] Fragility and poverty

Report
ICRC

ICRC country chief underlines need for a return to stability and to ensure humanitarian organizations have sufficient funds for their vital work in a country that is often far from the front pages.

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Mali : Urgence complexe Rapport de situation no 33 (23 mai 2013)

Faits saillants

• L’épidémie de choléra a fait sa réapparition au Mali. 21 cas ont été notifiés dans la région de Gao depuis le 8 mai.

• Le nombre des personnes en besoin d'assistance alimentaire immédiate est maintenant estimé à environ 1,4 million et celui des personnes à risque à environ 2,1 millions.

• Les personnes déplacées internes (PDI) sont estimées à 301 0271 par la commission Mouvement de Population au 21 mai tandis que les réfugiés Maliens dans les pays limitrophes étaient au nombre de 174 129 au 20 mai.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Mali: Complex Emergency Situation Report No. 33 (as of 23 May 2013)

Despite numerous calls for prevention efforts by authorities and humanitarian actors, cholera has re-appeared. Coordinated prevention and response activities are needed to contain the epidemic quickly.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Somaliland Fact Sheet May 2013

Humanitarian overview

  • Drivers and features of the humanitarian situation: Recurrent droughts, flash floods and protracted displacement are the humanitarian issues of concern in Somaliland, which declared its independence in 1991. It has remained relatively stable, but a border dispute with neighbouring Puntland over areas in the regions of Sanaag and Sool has been a flash point and has hampered humanitarian access to the area.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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

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Support for Syria’s neighbours as the humanitarian crisis worsens

Australia is giving international relief agencies an extra $12 million to help them respond to the humanitarian crisis unfolding as thousands more flee the fighting in Syria.

Since the fighting began, more than 1.5 million people have fled Syria. By the end of the year, these numbers could reach 3.6 million. Every day more than 5,000 Syrians cross into the neighbouring countries of Lebanon and Jordan.

Water, sanitation, education and housing services are being severely strained. Three quarters of those fleeing the conflict into Lebanon and Jordan are women and children.

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Côte d'Ivoire + 1 other
Repatriation of refugees from Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire picks up this year

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, May 23 (UNHCR) – Two years after the end of Côte d'Ivoire's brief civil war, growing numbers of refugees have been returning to the country since January after violence last year slowed the rate of returns. But tens of thousands remain in exile.

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Jordan + 6 others
Inter-Agency Regional Response for Syrian refugees - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey 16-22 May 2013

The latest Inter-Agency Regional Response update highlights that the refugee population planning figure for June 2013 has already been exceeded by 40 per cent.

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Assistance to the affected in Syrian conflict, Revision 4 - SYR121

Report
ACT Alliance

Assistance to the Affected in Syrian Conflict - SYR 121 (revision 4)

Appeal Target: US$ 9,858,485
Funds Received: US$ 6,042,414
Balance Requested: US$ 3,816,071

Geneva, 23 May 2012

Dear Colleagues,