HECHOS:

En el presente año las primeras heladas, se están presentando en zonas alto andinas que se ubican a más de 3,700 msnm en las regiones alto andinas y altiplánicas, afectando a la vida y salud de las personas y áreas de cultivo.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE

• HRF Financial Reserve increased to USD 99.78 million with additional USD 32.28 million for budget support (p.2)

• HRF supports private sector development, particularly small and medium businesses (p.3)

• Neighborhood Reconstruction Project relocates more than 10,000 people from « Parc Jean Marie Vincent » and « Pétion Ville club » camps (p.5)

• 16/6 Project has economic and social impact on communities (p.5)

HIGHLIGHTS:

 MEXICO: Authorities confirm a decrease in activity from the Popocatepetl Volcano - an alert is still in effect.

 PARAGUAY: 1,050 people affected by floods, of which half have received humanitarian assistance.

 PERU: The current cold wave affected 1,022 people; this is expected to increase over the next months.

At one elementary school in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, teacher Fakhrieh Al Zaabouti was saddened when a 7-year-old child arrived to school in tears. “His left shoe was torn apart and he was so upset.” But, his tears soon turned to joy when he received his new pair of TOMS Shoes.

This is ANERA’s first delivery of TOMS Shoes in Lebanon.

Homes, food reserves, livestock and crops were damaged or destroyed by the storms, which are unusual at this time of the year. More than 9,000 people need urgent assistance.

Highlights

• On 19 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 has increased to 194,715 including 336 Syrians receiving medical treatment in hospitals.

• AFAD reported that between 17-19 May, 1,699 new arrival Syrians were registered and accommodated in the camps while 1758 Syrians voluntarily returned to Syria. This brought the weekly total of Syrians accepted into camps as 3,013 people and departures from camps to 2,188 people.

Boletín 103

México, D.F., 17/05/2013

La Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil de la Secretaría de Gobernación emitió hoy una Declaratoria de Emergencia para los municipios de Allende, Cuauhtémoc, Guerrero, Hidalgo del Parral, López y Saucillo, del estado de Chihuahua, por la presencia de granizada severa durante los días 11, 13 y 14 de mayo de 2013.

Con esta acción se activan los recursos del Fondo para la Atención de Emergencias (FONDEN).

Barkat is 80 years old. He and his wife were home in the village of Shand in Pakistan when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the region of Mashkail last month. They lost everything, their belongings and their house. They were forced to live in the open air as Barkat did not have the energy to build a shelter. They were exposed to the elements as well as insects. They were about to lose hope when Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) found them and gave them a ShelterBox disaster relief tent.

Mafraq [ACTED News] – Due to the highly dynamic context in Za’atari refugee camp, in Northern Jordan, which is hosting more than 120,000 refugees, with daily arrival rates ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 people, information on the number of refugees, their social organisation and physical location remains extremely fragmented, hindering the targeted and efficient humanitarian response.