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Kenya + 1 other
Kenya - Food Insecurity Fact Sheet #1 Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

 Favorable 2013 long rains improve food security outlook through September

 Seasonal flooding affects more than 100,000 people across Kenya

 U.S. Government (USG) commits $85.5 million for relief activities in Kenya

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Le rapatriement de réfugiés du Libéria vers la Côte d'Ivoire reprend cette année

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 23 mai (HCR) – Deux ans après la fin de la courte guerre civile en Côte d'Ivoire, un nombre croissant de réfugiés rentrent chez eux depuis janvier alors que les violences de l'année dernière avaient ralenti le rythme des retours. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes restent toutefois en exil.

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Through northern DRC with a fridge

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MSF

Under any circumstances, it’s not an easy task traveling along muddy rainforest tracks by motorbike and crossing swollen rivers by dugout canoe. Now imagine doing it while carrying a refrigerator. This is exactly what UK native and Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) project coordinator Will Turner and his team will be doing for the next month as they mount an expedition to test 40,000 people in remote villages of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis).

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Namibia: Drought Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 01 (as of 24 May 2013)

About 109,000 children under 5 living in rural households are at risk of malnutrition due to reduced food availability compounded by limited access to safe water and adequate sanitation.

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Lebanon: UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees, May 17 - 24 2013

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK:

 Over 73,200 refugees received World Food Programme (WFP) food vouchers;

 Over 65,000 refugess received clothes vouchers, blankets, quilts, kitchen sets, matresses, recreation kits for children and other household items;

 more than 56,000 refugees benefited from 10,559 hygiene kits as well as over 3,665 baby kits;

 Over 4,000 refugees received primary health care services

 740 patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide;

 4,750 Syrians were reported to have arrived in Lebanon this week;

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Earthquake survivors receive aid

Thousands of people affected by an earthquake that struck the border region of Pakistan and Iran last month have received vital aid from the government, UN agencies and humanitarian partners.

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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Goma : ASRAMES plaide pour l’approvisionnement des médicaments essentiels de qualité

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Radio Okapi

Plus de quarante-cinq personnes, qui travaillent dans le secteur de la santé et pour le compte du gouvernement provincial, ont pris part à un séminaire-atelier sur la politique d’approvisionnement des médicaments essentiels à Goma (Nord-Kivu), le 22 mai dernier. Cette rencontre avait pour but de réfléchir sur les mécanismes de la mise en place d’une bonne politique d’approvisionnement en médicaments essentiels dans cette contrée du pays.

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Unique Australian multi-faith partnership to improve Palestinian health

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AngliCORD

Hundreds of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will have access to improved healthcare thanks to our new multi-faith partnership.

Project Rozana brings together Anglican Overseas Aid, the Hadassah Australia Foundation and the world-renowned Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem to provide:

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The State of School Feeding Worldwide 2013

In the past five years, at least 38 countries have scaled up their school feeding programs in response to a crisis, whether related to food prices, conflicts or natural disasters.

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Le représentant de l’OMS, Dr. Allarangar Yokuidé, fait le de la situation epidemiologique de la poliomyelite en Côte d’Ivoire

Dans le cadre du lancement de la campagne nationale de la vaccination contre la poliomyélite, le 24 mai 2013, le Représentant de l’OMS, Dr. Allarangar Yokuidé, invité du point de presse hebdomadaire de l’ONUCI, du 23 mai 2013, a fait le point de la situation épidémiologique de la poliomyélite en Côte d’Ivoire, en Afrique et dans le monde.

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UNRWA will continue to provide emergency assistance to displaced Palestine refugees, Commissioner-General says on a visit to Syria

UNRWA Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi visited Syria on 21-23 May to see first-hand the impact of conflict and displacement on Palestine refugees and to provide his personal support and encouragement for UNRWA’s operations. Mr. Grandi met with Syrian Government officials and reinforced his message to Palestinians to preserve their neutrality and to keep out of the conflict.

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CEDAT spotlight: South Sudan and adjacent areas (1998-2012)

  • Following a decade of decreasing child mortality, recent surveys report worsening of the situation, particularly in border states

  • Immunisation coverage (MCV) has improved but is still below the recommended level in most states and should remain a priority for aid programming

  • Certain South Sudanese states perform better than others in the provision of health services

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Révision de l’appel de fonds pour le Mali: Les besoins humanitaires ont connu une augmentation

(Bamako, 24 mai 2013) : Les personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire au Mali sont estimées à environ 3,5 millions dont 1,4 million en besoin d’assistance immédiate selon des analyses publiées en mai. Ces nouveaux chiffres montrent une détérioration de la situation comparativement au début de l’année quand 2 millions de personnes étaient touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire dont 747 000 en besoin d’assistance immédiate. Depuis janvier, les acteurs humanitaires ont assisté près de 500 000 personnes touchées par l’insécurité alimentaire.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Turkey + 1 other
UNHCR Turkey Syrian Refugee Daily Sitrep 24 May 2013

Highlights

• On 23 May 2013, AFAD - the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency of Government of Turkey announced that the total number of Syrians registered and accommodated in 17 camps in 8 provinces was 194,758 including 413 Syrians receiving medical treatment in hospitals. This is a very slight decrease compared to the day before due to more returns than the new arrivals.

• AFAD reported that during the last 24 hrs of 22-23 May, 417 new arrival Syrians were registered and accommodated in the camps and 627 Syrians voluntarily returned to Syria.

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Humanitarian Monitor Monthly Report - April 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

● In the West Bank, Palestinian injuries from Israeli security forces in 2013 twice as high as in 2012.
● Children as young as seven detained by Israeli forces in Hebron, according to international monitors.
● Restrictions on entry of materials delay WASH projects in Gaza.
● Thirty per cent increase in displacement from demolitions in 2013 in the West Bank.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Africa Leads Fight Against HIV

May 24 2013 (IPS) - With its youthful population, fast growing economies and an expanding middle class, Africa has much to celebrate on 25th May, Africa Day.

This year Africa Day also marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.

When IPS Africa spoke to a few health experts we found out that advances in health, especially treatment of HIV and Aids are some of the areas we can celebrate this Africa Day.

We also heard what needs to happen over the coming years to make greater progress in the area of healthcare.