WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has learned that two members of our valued professional team were shot and killed early this morning in Khartoum, Sudan. John...
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Gunmen kill U.S. official in Sudan
KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said. The unknown assailants opened fire as the...
Indonesian flood toll rises, hits transport
By Ahmad Pathoni JAKARTA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's main island of Java was hit by further flooding on Tuesday, bringing the total number of dead or missing people from recent rain-related...
U.S. International Food Assistance Report 2007
The United States is committed to the goal of global food security through its international food assistance and other foreign assistance programs. In fiscal year (FY) 2007, the United States...
UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls
This Handbook describes some of the protection challenges faced by women and girls of concern to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and outlines various...
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters: A Framework for Private Sector Engagement
In September 2007, the European Union announced a Global Climate Change Alliance to help poor countries prepare for natural disasters and 'climate proof' development and poverty reduction strategies,...
We Can't Afford to Wait: The Business Case for Rapid Scale-up of Malaria Control in Africa
The Malaria No More/McKinsey & Company report was created in consultation with more than 30 leading experts across key international anti-malaria partners, including the World Health Organization,...
Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response: Guidance and Indicator Package for Implementing Priority Five of the Hyogo Framework
Over the past two decades, the number of recorded disasters has doubled from approximately 200 to over 400 per year. Nine out of every ten of these disasters have been climate related. Current...
IASC Report 2007
In March 2007, there was a change in leadership of the IASC Principals, as Mr. John Holmes succeeded Mr. Jan Egeland as Emergency Relief Coordinator and Chairperson of the IASC. As per agreed upon...
Indicators of Progress: Guidance on Measuring the Reduction of Disaster Risks and the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
In January 2005, at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, in Kobe Hyogo, Japan, 168 States adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities...
Sri Lanka: Humanitarian Access (as of 01 January, 2008)
Note: Full Access: All agencies have full access Partial Access: Agencies do not have systematic access to concerned areas. They either have to follow pre-set procedures or are denied access for some...
Sri Lanka: District: Ampara - Access information updated as at 01 January, 2008
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Sri Lanka: District - Batticaloa: Access information updated as at 01 January 2008
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Sri Lanka: Mannar District - Administrative Map - District Secretariat Divisions and Grama Niladhari Divisions (as of 1 Jan 2008)
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M=5.6 Kyrgyzstan Earthquake Report
Earthquake Details Magnitude: 5.6 Date-Time Tuesday, January 01, 2008 at 06:32:33 UTC Tuesday, January 01, 2008 at 12:32:33 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location:...
International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance, Budget Trends, and Issues for Congress
Humanitarian emergencies can emerge anywhere in the world, stemming from natural disasters or man-made conflicts. U.S. and international humanitarian assistance can have an important impact not only...
CRS Report for Congress: International Food Aid and the 2007 Farm Bill
Background International food aid is the United States' major response to reducing global hunger. In 2006, the United States provided $2.1 billion of such assistance which paid for the delivery and...
CRED Crunch Newsletter - Jan 2008
This issue is devoted to the floods and related disasters. Floods are the most reported disasters in EM DAT, accounting for more than 30% of all disaster entries. Over the last decade, and...
Earthquake Risk Reduction: Addressing the Unmet Challenges
Much of the discussion on the following pages echoes the findings of several National Academy of Science reports, particularly a report on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research published in 2005...
Doubts about the credibility of presidential election results hamper Kenya's democratic progress
Nairobi, 1 January 2008 - The General Elections in the Republic of Kenya have fallen short of key international and regional standards for democratic elections. They were marred by a lack of...