Press Release No.869 Geneva, 8 December 2009 (WMO) - The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data...
Kenya + 12 more
Kenya + 12 more
Press Release No.869 Geneva, 8 December 2009 (WMO) - The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data...
Egypt + 7 more
Introduction Decades of insecurity and violence have led to the displacement of millions of Iraqi men, women and children. About half remain within the borders of Iraq as internally displaced persons...
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Faced with increasing global hunger, which exceeded a billion people following the food and financial crises, the international community is committed to redouble its efforts to fight hunger and...
Algeria + 100 more
Mensajes principales El estado de la inseguridad alimentaria en el mundo 2009 es el 10.=BA informe de situación de la FAO sobre el hambre en el mundo desde la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación...
Iraq + 1 more
Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to allow Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin to return without fear of harassment and discrimination as refugees begin to leave the Mahmur camp...
Algeria + 21 more
The Humanitarian Update is a monthly publication from UN OCHA's Regional Office in Dubai, reporting on the main humanitarian events in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. For more...
By Ayberk Yurtsever and Erdem =C7öplen, Turkish Red Crescent Society North-western Turkey and Istanbul have been hit by the heaviest rains in 80 years. The floods, that followed, killed at least 34...
8 Sep 2009 - The heaviest recorded rainfall in Turkey in the last 80 years triggers flash floods in Tekirdag and Istanbul provinces, killing 33 people and affecting over 35,000.
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GLIDE No. FL-2009-000190-TUR The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate...
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ANKARA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rains paralyzed daily life in western Turkey on Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. A brook in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul...
Istanbul, Turkey =96 Recent flooding in parts of Turkey has underscored the need to focus on ecologically-sound flood management practices to shield urban areas from extreme weather events,...
TRCS'S HELPING HAND REACHES TO FLOOD VICTIMS Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed 7 people in Tekirdag the north western part of Turkey on 8 September and torrential rains also caused...
Flash floods killed 31 people in and around =DDstanbul on Wednesday. While 9 people are still missing, hundreds of houses and offices have been severely damaged by the flash floods. Hundreds of...
Istanbul sees heaviest rain in 80 years - People trapped on flooded roads and on rooftops - Seven bodies found in swamped minibus By Murad Sezer ISTANBUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) - At least 23 people were...
Istanbul (dpa) At least 30 people have died in flooding caused by heavy rains overnight in Istanbul and the surrounding area, local reports said Wednesday. "This is the worst catastrophe in recent...
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed thirty three people in northwestern Turkey till Wednesday, officials and reports said. Today torrential rains also caused floods in the Silivri and...
Iraq + 6 more
INTRODUCTION In response to displacement of Iraqis, UNHCR introduced a large-scale registration mechanism in the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria), the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan), Lebanon, the...
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2009 Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for Iraq and the Region aims to meet immediate humanitarian needs, contribute to stabilization and promote recovery not only within...