Summary

In 2012, UNOPS provided partners with transparent, accountable management services that met world-class standards of quality, speed and cost effectiveness. By doing so it enabled partners to deliver tangible results to people in need.

Like its neighbors in the Pacific, the Cook Islands is no stranger to severe natural disasters. Pacific island countries are highly susceptible to increasingly frequent and extreme events, such as cyclones, tsunamis and landslides, as well as the slower-onset effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, increased temperatures and coastal erosion.

Une stratégie unique qui englobe pour la première fois l’aide humanitaire, la coopération technique et financière, les mesures de politique économique et commerciale et la coopération avec les pays de l’Est : ce tournant important a été salué aussi bien par le Parlement que par l’opinion publique, soulignent le directeur de la DDC Martin Dahinden et Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, Secrétaire d’Etat et directrice du SECO, dans le rapport annuel 2012 sur la coopération internationale de la Suisse qui vient de sortir de presse.

Contextual Background

Pattern in Population Change

Already established camp received influx from Somalia in January 2011 and most recently in April/May 2011.

Areas of Origin

66% are from Gedo, 19% are from Bay and the rest of the population is from various other locations in Somalia.

Cultural Background

Sunni Muslim

55% are May May speakers from Rahanweyn clan, 30% are Mahatiri speakers from Maheren clan and the remaining are from various other Somali clans.

Main Occupations

Contextual Background

Pattern in Population Change

Organized large-scale relocation from the Transit Centre began in November 2011

Areas of Origin

46% are from Gedo, 35% are from Bay, 15% are from Bakol, remaining are from various other locations in Somalia.

Cultural Background

Sunni Muslim

64% are May May speakers from Rahanweyn clan, 22% are Mahatiri speakers from Maheren clan and the remaining are from various other Somali clans.

Main Occupations

By Joyce Namutebi, 2 May 2013

The Japanese government is providing US$21.2m (about Sh55.3b) to four UN agencies to support refugee programmes in south-western Uganda plus climate related, health, nutrition, water and sanitation challenges in Karamoja.

The announcement was made by the Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, Kazuo Minagawa at a press conference at the Uganda media Centre in Kampala.

"The four UN agencies are providing essential goods and services for the refugees and vulnerable people in Uganda.

LES TITRES

. Le Tchad appelle à l'aide pour faire face à un nouveau rush de réfugiés soudanais (CRI, 17 avril)

· Aid Worker Diaries - Chad: Growing alarm over Central African Republic refugee influx (CARE, 17 April)

· Migrants, Refugees Flee to Chad (VOA, 16 April)

· L’OIM lance un appel aux donateurs pour pouvoir faire face aux flux migratoires multiples au Tchad (IOM, 16 avril)

· Quelles leçons tirées? Un bilan de la réponse à la crise alimentaire 2012 au Sahel pour construire la résilience (OXFAM, 16 avril)

JOHANNESBURG, 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - The international community has steadfastly dodged the issue of recognition and protection for “climate refugees” - people forced to relocate to another country as a result of the risks and hazards of a changing climate. Now, the first global initiative to address humanitarian options is underway, with discussions focussing on the Pacific Ocean states to take place soon.

Foreword

It is fitting that the topic of water security, through the launch of this Analytical Brief, figures among the many celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of World Water Day on 22 March 2013 and the 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation. In recent years, the issue of water security has been gaining traction in the global political agenda and earning attention from national governments at the highest level, in particular for its links to peace and national security, but also for its implications for development issues.