More than three years of violence have dismantled the already very fragile health structures in CAR, bringing the government service delivery capacity to a complete stop, and leaving thousands of people vulnerable.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Sudan, South Sudan and Côte d’Ivoire
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Somalia, Turkey and Syria
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, Nigeria and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Malawi, Mozambique, DR Congo and South Sudan
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria seek US$531 million to assist 5.2 million people
The protracted violence by Boko Haram has displaced some 2.7 million people in the four countries. North-east Nigeria alone accounts for 2.2 million of the displaced.
Afghanistan most dangerous country for aid workers worldwide
January saw 27 security incidents involving humanitarian workers in 15 provinces of Afghanistan, driven by active hostilities and physical access constraints related to winter.
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Pakistan: Concern grows over shrinking humanitarian space due to insecurity
Attacks against aid workers are threatening life-saving activities they conduct in the neediest parts of the country. Since January 2012, at least 25 aid workers have been killed, 9 have been kidnapped and 14 have been injured in 51 reported incidents. In 2013 alone, 11 aid workers have been killed and 2 injured in 3 incidents
Afghanistan: Gov't boosts vaccination coverage after jump in disease outbreaks
DUBAI, 1 November 2012 (IRIN) - Afghanistan is taking steps to improve its routine immunization coverage, after a drop in coverage led to a sharp increase in measles outbreaks last year, killing more than 300 children. Since the start of the last Afghan winter, in November 2011, 9,000 measles cases...
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Afghanistan: Increasing humanitarian concerns over cross-border shelling from Pakistan
HIGHLIGHTS 1,386 shelling impacts recorded 17,766 individuals (2,875 families) were recorded as displaced due to conflict 34% of households surveyed in 22 provinces are food insecure 17 reported humanitarian access-related incidents Afghanistan receives US$ $10 million from CERF
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Afghanistan: Almost one million children under five years acutely malnourished
HIGHLIGHTS Average GAM of 18% countrywide and a Southern region average of 29.5% New displacements rise by 15 per cent in June 75 people die in landslides after earthquakes No ERF funding received to date in 2012, US$100,000 available to address emergencies. US$ 10 million...