A menu of options for supporting livelihoods of refugee and host community families

I. INTRODUCTION

On Friday 22nd March a massive fire broke out in the Ban Mae Surin refugee Temporary Shelter located in Khun Yuam District, Mae Hong Son Province. The incident left 37 dead and others seriously injured, and completely ravaged two sections of the camp destroying the homes and limited possessions of 2,300 refugees (more than half of the entire population). This situation report presents the joint humanitarian response, up‐dates on the priority requirements, and indicates the agreed actions.

GeneralUpdate on Situation:

On his second day in Mozambique, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, visits flood-affected communities in Chokwe Province to see Save the Children’s relief work in action.

Day Two is really Day One as I arrived in Mozambique late yesterday afternoon.

It is a long flight – eight hours from Heathrow to Addis Ababa and then five hours plus from Addis to Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. Thank goodness for the kindness of the Air Ethiopia staff as night flights can be a gruelling journey.

Enough food for everyone IF

Written by Roger Hearn, Regional Response Team Leader, Save the Children

It’s been two weeks in my new role as Regional Response Team Leader with Save the Children. In that short time I’ve seen some of the suffering caused by the Syria crisis but I’ve also seen the fantastic work of Save the Children in responding to the needs of those affected.

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Syrian refugees arrive at the reception area in Zaatari camp on January 24th. Photo by Save the Children. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2013) — In the last 24 hours as many as 10,000 children and their families have fled from Syria into Jordan.

As fighting intensified in southern Syria, almost 20,000 refugees arrived at the border. Nearly 3,500 people made it to Zaatari camp Wednesday night.

The Results Are In:

More States Prepared to Protect Our Children “As a nation, we have a moral obligation to protect those who are most vulnerable during disasters: our children,” asserts Mark Shriver, senior vice president of Save the Children’s U.S. Programs.
That’s why Save the Children is committed to working with policymakers, emergency professionals and child-focused organizations across the U.S. to ensure our children’s safety and well-being – and to hold our states accountable.

The Report Card: Protecting Our Children During Disasters

WESTPORT, Conn. (Dec. 13, 2012) — Thousands of children and their families are sleeping out in open areas after Typhoon Bopha flattened entire villages in the worst-affected parts of eastern Mindanao in the Philippines, Save the Children says.

The aid agency says emergency shelter materials are needed urgently as evacuation centers overflow and families either live in open areas or attempt to repair their roofs and walls with whatever material they can find around them.

Schools could be closed for months, disrupting the education of tens of thousands of children whose lives have been affected by a killer typhoon in the Philippines, warns Save the Children.

The leading child rights agency says up to 188,000 children have been caught up in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha, many of them school-aged children.

WESTPORT, Conn., (Dec. 5, 2012) — More than 200 lives have been lost and an estimated 36,000 children and families have sought shelter in evacuation shelters after Typhoon Bopha inflicted heavy flooding and winds of up to 210 km/h on the southern Philippines, says Save the Children.