DESTACADOS

• Presidente del CICR de visita en Colombia señaló que todavía queda mucho por hacer para responder a la violencia armada.

• Violencia armada se mantuvo estable en febrero, comparada con el mes anterior.

• Sismo de magnitud 6.9 golpea el sur-oeste de la costa pacífica.

• Protección a menores y necesidades de albergue identificadas como importantes necesidades.

0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP

As funds for this HIP had been completely allocated, an additional amount of EUR 800,000 has been added to enable response to valid and urgent funding proposals submitted to DG ECHO under this HIP.

1 . CONTEXT

(20 Sep .) - Adam Saleh Abkar, spokesman of SLM-Minnawi, announced that the clashes between rebel forces and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Wednesday left 80 government troops dead in Kolghe, East Jebel Marra, North Darfur. Speaking to Radio Dabanga on Thursday 20 September, Abkar added that one SRF soldier was killed and one got injured.

Abkar also said that the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) captured three SAF soldiers during the battle.

Five-year humanitarian demining operation in the Republic of Serbia started by EMERCOM in 2008 on the decision of the RF Government finished on 5 September. It was impossible for Serbia to demine its territory after the NATO bombing in 1999 and the Russian Federation considered it necessary to participate in demining program on the territory of this country.

06/27/2012 07:05 GMT

DENVER, Colorado, June 27, 2012 (AFP) - A wildfire in the western US state of Colorado caught firefighters by surprise as it burst out of a canyon, swept through a residential area and destroyed several homes.

"Up until this afternoon this was a wildfire, and then it hit the northwest subdivisions," Mayor Steve Bach of Colorado Springs, the state's second largest city, told KDVR-TV late Tuesday.

"I don't think anyone expected that this would happen."

This report covers the period 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2011.

In brief

Programme outcome

The programmes supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Russian Federation are in line with the Strategy 2020 strategic aims to save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disaster and crises; to enable healthy and safe living; and to build strong National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Programme summary

HIGHLIGHTS

• Slow onset of rains raises concerns across the region

• Ports congestion decreases

• Bleak outlook for MAM rains in Djibouti

• Risk of food insecurity in several regions of Ethiopia

• Suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis in Kembata Tembaro and Wolayita zones of SNNPR, Ethiopia

• Short Rains Assessment in Kenya sees decrease from 3.75 million to 2.2 million in need of food assistance, but gains remain fragile

• Kenya sets 4 March 2013 for general elections

Foreword

Myanmar is at a crossroad: with the first elections in twenty years held in 2010 and the inauguration of the new civilian Government in March 2011, there is now a new window of opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between the UN, the Government and other partners to promote socio-economic progress in Myanmar. This UN Strategic Framework (2012-2015) is a testament to the commitment of the UN Country Team in Myanmar to work together with the Government and partners to help address the priority development needs and challenges that the country face.

Introduction

We came upon the idea for this volume as we read student term papers for a course at Sciences Po in Paris. The course, “Environment and Migration”, which is thought to be the first of its kind in the world, examines the complex relationship between environmental change and migration flows. Created by Sciences Po in 2010, the course serves as part of the Master’s Degree Program offered by the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA).