South Sudan: Measles Outbreak - Sep 2013 Updates (Maps / Infographics)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MEXICO – Severe weather • Heavy rainfall affected the south-western United States of America on 8 September, causing flash floods that killed two people in southern Arizona...

Over 68 per cent of the estimated 1.3 million people displaced within South Sudan are sheltering in flood-prone sites where they are at risk of contracting malaria, acute respiratory infections and other diseases.

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC – Conflict • Fierce fighting between armed opposition groups continues unabated in northern Syria. Clashes/suicide attacks (close to Turkish border) prompted daily closures and...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Violence broke out in Juba on 15 December, and quickly spread to other locations, with heavy fighting reported in Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile states between...

FLOODING Aid agencies reached over 117,000 of almost 200,000 flood-affected people across the country. Humanitarian assistance was delivered by any available means as access remained a challenge. 60...

FLOODING Aid agencies assessed almost 82,000 people affected by floods to be in need of humanitarian assistance in several areas across the country. This was substantially lower than last year, when...