Overview: In East Africa, planting of Belg season maize is underway in Ethiopia, and planting of main season cereals is underway in the south of the region. Conditions are generally favourable except...
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Overview: In East Africa, planting of Belg season maize is underway in Ethiopia, and planting of main season cereals is underway in the south of the region. Conditions are generally favourable except...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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WHY A REGIONAL FOCUS MODEL? A key challenge faced by humanitarian agencies is how to ensure that limited available resources are allocated where they are most needed and are efficiently delivered in...
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Travailler avec les communautés pour anticiper et prévenir la propagation de l’extrémisme violent « Nous ne pouvons plus aller travailler aux champs », explique Maminata Dagnogo, la responsable...
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Trabajar con las comunidades para anticipar e impedir la propagación del extremismo violento “Ya no podemos trabajar en el campo”, se queja Maminata Dagnogo, líder de la asociación de mujeres de la...
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Helping communities work together to anticipate and prevent the spread of violent extremism “We can’t go work in the field anymore,” explained Maminata Dagnogo, the head of the women’s association of...
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This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers Asia and the Pacific. The core countries of focus for this region are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua...
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DESPERATE JOURNEYS: ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN SEARCH OF PROTECTION Over 1 million Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority from Myanmar, have fled conflict and persecution in Myanmar in successive waves of...
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Overview: In northern East Africa, main season harvesting is ongoing under mainly poor conditions. In the south, second season harvesting continues under mixed conditions as previous heavy rains and...
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Overview: In East Africa, harvesting conditions are mostly poor for main season cereals in the north, and conditions are mixed for planting of second season cereals in the south as above-average...
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New Save the Children analysis finds over 5,500 people died from dengue fever across 20 countries hardest hit by the disease in 2023, a year which saw at least five million cases --- more than any...
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OVERALL PROGRESS Context Malaysia started the year 2023 with persistent rain and a major flood that affected seven states, with three states most badly impacted (Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor)...
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The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as...
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COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD FAO assesses that globally 46 countries/territories, including 33 in Africa, ten in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean and one...
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Overview: In East Africa, seasonal deficits are impacting main season crops in South Sudan and northern Uganda as well as Meher season crops in Ethiopia. Above-average rains are forecast across...
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The Sri Lanka High Commission in Malaysia facilitated a consignment of medicine worth of USD 70,000 (Rs 23,000,000.00) donated by Unimed Sdn Bhd, a renowned Malaysian pharmaceutical company to the...
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1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) was established in 1998 as a regional initiative aimed at enhancing disaster resilience, building safer communities, and...
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The Story So Far There are more than 1 million Rohingya refugees living in the Asia and Pacific region. Most live in Bangladesh, home to the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee...
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HIGHLIGHTS 97% reported improved living conditions 94% felt less stressed 61% still resorted to negative coping mechanisms in the past four weeks 90% spent cash assistance on food expenses 55% used...
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Overview The refugee and asylum-seeking populations in Malaysia face several psychosocialstressors, including the inability to secure safe and stable employment, fear of arrest and detention,...