Editor's Note I’m pleased to introduce the November 2013 issue of Voices of Darfur, which, like other recent issues of Voices, contains news, features and interviews not only about unique aspects of...
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PNGO and Human Rights Organizations Calls for Immediately Ending Suffering of Civilians Due to Electricity Outages
27 November, 2013 The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) and human rights organizations in the Gaza Strip express their deep concern for the deteriorating humanitarian...
Typhoon Haiyan: Q & As
The Philippines Government response The Philippines Government is traditionally quick at responding to humanitarian emergencies and our impression is that it is doing as good a job as it can, given...
Rael achieves financial independence from making stoves
33 year old Rael Mukiri, a mother of four is one of the beneficiaries in the REGAL-IR (Resilience and Economic Growth in Arid Lands – Improving Resilience) partnership with CO2 balance in Game...
Water holds key to sustainable development, UN chief tells Budapest summit
8 October 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the vital role of water in sustainable development, highlighting in particular its importance with regard to food security, climate...
Analysis: Coping with volatile weather in Laos
HIGHLIGHTS Three diverse environments Development and disasters Thin coping capacity Coordination is the key BAN HOUYTHAO, 30 September 2013 (IRIN) - The frequent but low-impact disasters in Laos,...
Warmer Temps Trigger More Disease
Climate change is often associated with extreme weather events, melting glaciers and rising sea levels. But it could also have a major impact on human, animal and plant health by making it easier for...
Nepal + 1 more
ECHO Factsheet – Nepal – July 2013
Key messages There must be continued support to vulnerable communities to prepare for and reduce the impacts of natural disasters in order to reinforce their resilience capacities. The health...
World + 4 more
Progress on Millennium Development Goals heading in the right direction
Melissa Parke, Minister for International Development, has welcomed the United Nations report showing that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are making good progress. Released by the United...
Deadly north India floods largely man-made says ActionAid
(28 June 2013, Uttarakhand) Rapid deforestation and aggressive construction work along river banks in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are largely responsible for the current devastating...
Chad + 4 more
Tchad Revue de presse humanitaire du 14 au 20 juin 2013
Au menu: · L'Union européenne augmente son aide pour les déplacés de Tissi au Tchad (RFI, 18/06/13) · UNICEF intensifies emergency response for refugees in eastern Chad (UNICEF, 19/06/13) · Chad:...
OCD partners with PHAP for disaster risk reduction
By Leonard T. Pineda I ILOILO CITY, June 15 (PIA6) -- The Office of Civil Defense-6 (OCD-6) launched its partnership program with the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines...
World + 2 more
Les outils de la recherche scientifique contribuent à améliorer la résilience à la sécheresse
IHA/1319 GENÈVE, 22 mai (Stratégie internationale de prévention des catastrophes des Nations Unies)--La quatrième session de la Plate-forme mondiale sur la réduction des risques de catastrophe a...
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Droughts, the ‘Most Devastating’ Disasters, Set to Increase, Warn Climate Change Experts
IHA/1319 Proactive Strategies, Water and Land Conservation, Early Warning Systems and Data-sharing Advocated GENEVA, 22 May (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) ‑ Every one-degree rise...
Uganda + 2 more
Uganda: Japan Donates U.S.$21.3 Million for Refugees
By Joyce Namutebi, 2 May 2013 The Japanese government is providing US$21.2m (about Sh55.3b) to four UN agencies to support refugee programmes in south-western Uganda plus climate related, health,...
Haiti + 1 more
Supporting development in Haiti
Issue Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. It has a population of just over 10.1 million and 54% of them live on less than a dollar a day. Its location in the Caribbean means that...
Chad + 3 more
Tchad : Revue de Presse Humanitaire du 19 au 25 avril 2013
LES TITRES Le Tchad recevra 8 millions d’euros de la commission des budgets de l’Union Européenne (Parlement Européen, 25 avril) UNHCR starts moving displaced families from Darfur to safer areas of...
Bangladesh + 12 more
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction: Stories of Triumph from the Field
Description The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries...
Environmentalists Say Drinking Water Bags Harming Nigeria
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Most Nigerian homes do not have running water, or at least not water that is clean enough to drink. As a result, people drink water from small plastic bags sold on the streets...
MSF Treats Children for Lead Poisoning After Long Delay in Clean-Up
ABUJA, NIGERIA/NEW YORK, APRIL 23, 2013—Three years after the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responded to an unprecedented...