@ OCHA/D.Palanivelu
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
@ OCHA/ Iason Athanasiadis
More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
@ UNICEF/Miraj
Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.
@ OCHA/Ghalia Seifo
The WHO has received reports of an attack on medical facilities in eastern Syria that had destroyed a vaccines cold room containing 135,000 vaccine doses against measles and polio.
@ UNICEF/UN066042/Souleiman
The humanitarian situation inside the city remains dire, with a majority of the remaining population reportedly facing deteriorating humanitarian, health, living and security conditions.
@ UNICEF/Halabi
Three mass immunization rounds have been carried out in Deir Ez-Zor and Raqqa governorates, Syria, in response to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type-2 (cVDPV2).
Syrian Arab Republic
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Between 20,000 and 50,000 continue to live under dire humanitarian conditions in Raqqa City
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Water and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern.
@ UNICEF/ Syria 2017/ Solin Amin
UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and partners have completed the first round of a vaccination campaign in response to the recent outbreak of vaccine-derived polio in Syria.
Syrian Arab Republic
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Humanitarian and protection situation remains extremely difficult for civilians in Syria
@ UNHCR/Warrick Page
"An estimated 20,000 to 50,000 people remain inside Raqqa city, and their situation is perilous – there is no way for them to get out," Deputy Relief Chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
@ UNICEF/Souleiman
Since 1 April, the number of displaced people tops 190,000, nearly 20,000 fled last month alone. Humanitarian situation has been significantly deteriorating inside the city, protection for trapped civilians remains of high concern.
@ OCHA/N.Lawrence
An estimated 45,000 to 50,000 people are stranded at two remote locations – Hadalat and Rukban – at the berm. Aid deliveries are expected to resume this week in a volatile security environment.
@ WHO
Important lessons on stopping the poliovirus in the most challenging locations are moving the polio eradication programme closer to the finishing line.
Typhoon Haiyan is forecast to hit the same provinces affected by two major storms in October, which are currently experiencing heavy rains and flash floods due to a tropical depression.
World
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria crisis and the spread of violence in Nigeria and Bangladesh
@ ACAPS
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
@ Doan Minh Cuong/VRCS
Typhoons Wutip and Nari hit Viet Nam within two weeks, causing significant damage. Almost 120,000 people were affected by Wutip, while assessments are still underway for Nari.
World
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Global emergency overview highlights Syria crisis, flooding in S Sudan and Cholera outbreak in Haiti
@ ACAPS
There have been 2,936 new cases of cholera and 83 deaths in Haiti in one week, already more than half the cases reported during September.
World
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Global emergency overview highlights tropical cyclone Phailin in India, earthquake in Philippines
@ ACAPS
Snapshot 08 – 15 October
In Syria, heavy fighting is ongoing in Rural Damascus, Dar’a, Aleppo, Idleb and Homs, with government forces making gains in Rural Damascus while the opposition has won ground in Dar’a. Despite the call of al-Qaeda’s leader for opposition fighters to unite,...
@ Vietnam Red Cross Society
The district of Quang Binh - the most affected by Typhoon Wutip and still covered in debris - has ordered the evacuation of 27,000 people. Nari is predicted to make landfall on Tuesday morning.
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Latest Global emergency overview highlights floods in Thailand, severe food insecurity and malnutrition in Cameroon
@ ACAPS
As of 8 October, almost 3 million people living across 30 of Thailand’s 77 provinces were affected by floods caused by heavier than usual monsoon rains.
Philippines
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Latest Asia Pacific snapshot highlights Tropical storm Fitow and flooding in Philippines
@ OCHA
Thousands are evacuated in Fujian province as Tropical storm Fitow made landfall in China. In the Philippines, seasonal flooding has knocked down temporary Zamboanga IDP shelters.
