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Recent weather incidents highlight the danger caused by displaced antipersonnel mines In early August 2010, North Korean landmines drifted along streams between North and South Korea due to heavy...

Brodie Ramin (a) Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2009;87:886-886. doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.073445 Sub-Saharan Africa is the least urbanized region in the world. Only 39.1% of the region's...

JOHANNESBURG, 24 July 2008 (IRIN) - In an effort to mitigate the negative impact of climate change, new funding by European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) will help bolster disaster...

Better coordination could greatly enhance the contributions foreign militaries make in the crucial stages of responses to natural disasters such as the South Asian earthquake in Pakistan and floods...

Researched, written and published by the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI Paul Harvey Research Fellow, HPG Executive summary Researched, written and published by the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI...

In light of the worsening food security and health situation in Gaza province, World Vision Moz (WVM) Relief, Health and Sponsorship Departments will undertake a nutritional survey in three Area...

Mozambique has established a "poverty observatory" to monitor its national plan to reduce one of the world's highest levels of deprivation. The observatory will collect and analyze data on poverty to...

Working Paper No. 5 P. Dunne and G. Mhone PREFACE The magnitude of armed conflicts and natural disasters together with HIV/AIDS in Africa, the contributory factors and adverse impacts make analysis...

This article is part of IRIN Special Reports on World Water Day Coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March, IRIN has produced a series of special reports focussing on water resource management...

A major factor in public health and food security Introduction Water - in the headlines This year water is in the headlines more than ever: 2003 has been declared International Year of Freshwater. ...

Cyclone Japhet continues to batter southern Africa, but in Mozambique, victim of devastating floods in 2000 and 2001, casualties and damage have so far been kept to a minimum, largely as a result of...

by Solveig Olafsdottir in Maputo Mozambicans have learned through experience not to take news of cyclones lightly. The destruction caused by the two consecutive floods in 2000 and 2001 following...

At a glance Summary Many children in Mozambique find themselves trapped in a cycle of poverty with inadequate access to basic services in health and education, prone to food insecurity and vulnerable...

JOHANNESBURG, 6 January (IRIN) - Mozambique's national disaster agency claims the number of people who will need food aid in the country over the next few months has risen to 1.4 million. Rogeria...

MAPUTO, Dec 2, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union (EU) has made available about 5.65 million euros (about 5.65 million US dollars) to finance the second phase of the reconstruction of the...

Key Statistics on Mozambique An estimated 69.4 per cent of the total population of 17.0 million is living below the poverty line. Mozambique has one of the highest under-five mortality rates of the...