Story by Mathias Haufiku

RUNDU - Although drought in the Kavango Region has impacted the supply of water and food for tens of thousands of people, especially children - the elderly and the disabled suffer the most from the prevailing drought.

“The current security situation in Syria, along with the desire to protect my children, forced me to leave my home,” said Samira, a middle-aged Syrian mother who fled home with her four children months ago.

“We are living in precarious conditions in a crowded place, but, alhamdulillah, we are safe and healthy, receiving food and health care services free of charge,” Samira said with tears in her eyes.

La situation de milliers de déplacés à Tissi, à l’est du Tchad, demeure préoccupante. En l’absence de structure médicale appropriée, le CICR vient d’évacuer 19 blessés graves par avion vers l’hôpital régional d’Abéché où son équipe chirurgicale les a pris en charge.

Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes ont afflué depuis le 5 avril vers Tissi au Tchad en raison des affrontements intercommunautaires dans la région d’Um Dukhun, à l’ouest du Darfour. Des Soudanais et des Tchadiens sont arrivés dans l’est du Tchad en provenance du Darfour.

This document is the outcome of a national research on the situation of older people in Myanmar, carried out in 2012. The study was conducted with the partnership, encouragement and facilitation of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, while UNFPA provided valuable support and information.

QUEZON CITY, June 11 -- Flood drills in several high-risk barangays along six major waterways in Metro Manila are scheduled starting tomorrow as part of the Disaster Preparedness Week organized by the Department of Interior and Local Government.

A decade ago, they fled war in Iraq to find refuge in Syria. Now, as Syria's spreading civil conflict enters its third year, Iraqi refugee families that had settled in Syrian cities such as Aleppo and Damascus are forced to flee again. The number of Syrian refugees now living in Iraq has swelled to over 175,000 and continues to increase.

Period covered by this Ops Update:
24 May to 2 June 2013

Appeal target:
CHF 2,789,432 in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 9,000 families (45,000 beneficiaries) for nine months and will be completed by end of February 2014.

Appeal Coverage: The appeal is 11 per cent covered. Funds are required to enable BDRCS in continuing to provide humanitarian assistance and recovery.

Appeal history:

• This emergency appeal was launched on 24 May 2013.