Philippines + 2 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations (IAHEs) are a relatively new innovation, related to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda and triggered...
OVERVIEW In 2014 and 2015, IOM teams worked tirelessly to provide humanitarian assistance to displaced and conflict-affected populations across South Sudan. Efforts focused on addressing the needs of...
Abstract Objective To determine whether pre-emptive oral cholera vaccination reduces disease severity and mortality in people who develop cholera during an outbreak. Methods The study involved a...
La población, expuesta a diario a la violencia y el hambre, necesita ayuda urgente y el apoyo de la comunidad internacional Acción contra el Hambre registra un aumento alarmante del número de...
World + 14 more
This report covers the period: 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 Red Cross Staff receive confirmed Ebola patients at the then new Ebola treatment Centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone in September. More...
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Period covered: January-December 2014 Overview -- DCM mission and core functions The Disaster and Crisis Management (DCM) department’s mission is to ensure that a well functioning, relevant global...
Description of the disaster The internal conflict that started in the capital city of Juba in South Sudan on 15 December 2013 rapidly spread to other parts of the country. The conflict has created...
Overview The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is guided by its Strategy 2020 which voices its collective vision and determination to move forward in tackling...
Highlights • UNICEF continues to provide both financial and technical assistance to partners implementing nutrition programmes, with 38,416 children admitted for the treatment of severe acute...
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Preface Beginning in 2011, WHO underwent a restructuring of its emergency work to align it with the ongoing reform of the global humanitarian system led by the Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC)...
Highlights Approximately 4,500 people have arrived to Malakal Protection of Civilian (PoC) site since 3 April due to inter-communal violence in Akoka, Bentiang, Lul and Rom. The new arrivals bring...
South Sudan on 7 April 2015 joined the rest of the world to mark World Health Day under the theme: 'From farm to plate, make food safe'. To celebrate the day and translate this year’s theme to the...
Highlights • Following the release of 654 children formerly associated with the Cobra Faction in Lekuangole, part of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, the total number of released children is...
By Bernhard Helmberger, Austrian Red Cross and Marial Mayom, South Sudan Red Cross Sitting in the dust on the road, long metal pipes lay, ready to be installed. Under the tropical sun of Northern...
Introduction and Overview In August 2014 Internews launched Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site known as PoC 3 in Juba. PoC 3 is the newest site and is adjacent to...
When Margaret Dudu, a 30-year old mother of two, visited her mother in Gumbo on the outskirts of Juba, she intended to stay for a few days then return home and resume her life. However, her stay was...
In 2015, thanks to the funds acquired from ECHO and the Common Humanitarian Fund PAH has the chance to carry out immediate aid activities in communities affected by natural disasters, conflicts and...
South Sudan + 2 more
2014 in review Médecins Sans Frontières’ teams were quick to respond to people’s needs in South Sudan after the onset of fighting in Juba in December 2013. The organization immediately started...
When violence erupted in South Sudan at the end of 2013, tens of thousands of people fleeing the conflict sought refuge in United Nations bases positioned around the country in the hope that...
South Sudan As South Sudan enters a second year of conflict, the immediate threats to the lives of children are countless and continue to increase in intensity. Multiple life-threatening but...