What drives demand for migrant and refugee smuggling in Southeast Asia? New research from UNODC Bangkok, 26 March 2024 Tens of thousands of people are smuggled every year in Southeast Asia because of...
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What drives demand for migrant and refugee smuggling in Southeast Asia? New research from UNODC Bangkok, 26 March 2024 Tens of thousands of people are smuggled every year in Southeast Asia because of...
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Overview: In East Africa, planting of Belg season maize is underway in Ethiopia, and planting of main season cereals is underway in the south of the region. Conditions are generally favourable except...
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This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and...
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Domestic food price inflation remains high. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 57.9% of low-income countries (a decrease of 5.3 percentage points since the last update on February 1, 2024),...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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WHY A REGIONAL FOCUS MODEL? A key challenge faced by humanitarian agencies is how to ensure that limited available resources are allocated where they are most needed and are efficiently delivered in...
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Overview: In northern East Africa, main season harvesting is ongoing under mainly poor conditions. In the south, second season harvesting continues under mixed conditions as previous heavy rains and...
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Introduction Genocide and related crimes against humanity are devastating in their scale and scope. They leave enduring scars for survivors and their families, as well as long-term trauma in...
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Between April and June 2023, the Asia-Pacific Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Action (TWGAA) conducted a regional mapping exercise of anticipatory action (AA). The exercise aimed to gain a...
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HIGHLIGHTS HAZARDS Bangladesh and Fiji were hit by cyclones in November. About 10,000 people were displaced in Bangladesh and 230,000 were affected in Fiji. Heavy rains caused floods in India,...
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AT A GLANCE • Since the last update on November 30, the agricultural, cereal, and export price indices closed 2 percent, 6 percent, and 1 percent higher, respectively. • Domestic food price inflation...
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Overview: In East Africa, harvesting conditions are mostly poor for main season cereals in the north, and conditions are mixed for planting of second season cereals in the south as above-average...
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OVERVIEW El Niño conditions continue to persist. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), climate model projections suggest a potential further increase in temperatures in the central...
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The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as...
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This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on WFP’s response and priorities. Hunger persists for as many as 333 million people who are acutely food insecure...
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Overview: In East Africa, seasonal deficits are impacting main season crops in South Sudan and northern Uganda as well as Meher season crops in Ethiopia. Above-average rains are forecast across...
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Climate-related concerns SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2023 RAINFALL PERFORMANCE There was moderate to heavy rainfall in western and central India, northeastern and southeas southeastern Pakistan, southern...
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AT A GLANCE • The agricultural and export price indices closed 3 percent and 7 percent higher than two weeks ago, respectively, while the cereal price index was unchanged. • Domestic food price...
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1. Asian Disaster Reduction Center The Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) was established in 1998 as a regional initiative aimed at enhancing disaster resilience, building safer communities, and...
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Overview In East Africa, there is concern in parts of the north due to dry conditions. In the south, above-average precipitation is forecast for the Short Rains and is expected to benefit crop...