CARE report "Suffering in Silence" highlights humanitarian crises around the world that rarely made the news: North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi were the least covered by media.
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CARE report "Suffering in Silence" highlights humanitarian crises around the world that rarely made the news: North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi were the least covered by media.
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Severe rains have triggered landslides in the Chittagong Hills, reportedly killing more than 40 people and leaving dozens missing. This latest disaster comes in the wake of Cyclone Mora.
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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.
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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,...
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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.
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The UN Security Council endorsed the Russia-US agreement on the elimination of Syria’s chemical stockpile. Heavier than usual monsoon rains have resulted in floods in large parts of Thailand.
The strikes caused severe restrictions on mobility in many areas, rapid depletion of food stockpiles in several major cities that were cut off and infractions against medical missions.
A report by the <em>Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica</em> estimates more than 200,000 people were killed in the armed conflict between 1958 and 2012, of whom over 80% were civilians.
Desde el 8 de julio fuertes precipitaciones han causado inundaciones en el departamento de Putumayo, frontera con Ecuador. Se requiere asistencia alimentaria para las personas afectadas.
Humanitarian incidents such as displacement, forced recruitment and disappearances continue unabated, but receive less visibility.
The Government of Colombia’s Unified Victim’s Registry has released highly anticipated figures on the country's displacement situation. The totals are preliminary and expected to increase.
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Most of the disasters were a result of regular rainy seasons in South America, cold weather in Central America and drought in North America. Bolivia and Peru were hit hardest.
56.770 el número de personas afectadas por inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra en el departamento de Chocó. Organismos locales, nacionales e internacionales continúan evaluando daños y necesidades en las zonas afectadas.
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The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
Se inició la atención humanitaria parcial en la población afectada. Se mantienen importantes necesidades en los sectores de seguridad alimentaria, agua, saneamiento e higiene, vivienda y educación.
Destacados Inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra causados por las fuertes lluvias desde el 15 de marzo, afectaron a aproximadamente 48.600 personas en cinco municipios del departamento de Chocó. Organismos locales y nacionales están realizando evaluaciones de daños y necesidades en las...
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DISASTER EVENTS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN 2011 Asia and the Pacific continues to live up to its reputation as the world’s most natural-disaster-prone region. The International Disaster Database, EM-DAT, reports 89 natural-disaster events in the region in 2011. In terms of the number of events,...