Mali: ACAPS Anticipatory Briefing Note: Mali Floods, 10 October 2016
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: MaliOverviewThe floods that began on 11 July brought heavy and above average rain and have so far affected some 9,500–15,000 people across Mali, including...
View ArticleWorld: Feed the Future Progress Report 2016 : Growing Prosperity for a...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of...
View ArticleWorld: Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 14 October 2016, vol. 91, 41 (pp....
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: WorldContents 469Recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2017 southern hemisphere influenza season Sommaire469 Composition...
View ArticleNiger: Crisis Briefing: Humanitarian funding analysis: Niger – Rift Valley...
Source: Start NetworkCountry: NigerKey PointsAccording to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$161...
View ArticleWorld: From the First Hour of Life: Making the case for improved infant and...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: WorldFive in six children under two not getting enough nutrition for growth and brain development - UNICEFNEW YORK, 14 October 2016 –Five in six children under two...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi Maize Price Update: mVAM#41: 11 October, 2016
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: MalawiNominal maize prices sustained stability week‐on‐week in all the monitored markets during the first week of October but continue to remain unusually high...
View ArticleHaiti: ACAPS Briefing Note 5 : Haiti Hurricane Matthew – 14 October 2016
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: HaitiKey updates since 12 OctoberHumanitarian accessTrust between people in need and aid workers has been hampered by several security incidents. Blockades...
View ArticleWorld: Drones in Humanitarian Action: Simulation - Drones for Search and...
Source: Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, CartONGCountry: WorldA three-day emergency response simulation tested the use of drones in support of search and rescue operations in a hypothetical country...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: The search for consensus on a regional protection force for...
Source: Institute for Security StudiesCountry: South SudanThe Peace and Security Council (PSC) convened a summit of heads of state and government in New York on 19 September 2016. The meeting, on the...
View ArticleGreece: More Than Six Months Stranded-What Now? A Joint Policy Brief on the...
Source: ActionAid, Danish Refugee Council, Jesuit Refugee Service, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE, Oxfam, International Rescue...
View ArticleMyanmar: ACAPS Briefing Note - Myanmar: Violence in Rakhine, 14 October 2016
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: MyanmarCrisis overviewThree border posts along the Myanmar–Bangladesh border were attacked on 9 October. Nine police officers were killed, as well as eight...
View ArticleEl Salvador: Home Sweet Home? Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador’s role in a...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States of America1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAs violence has worsened and poverty and inequality remain prevalent, the...
View ArticleWorld: Frontex Eastern Partnership: Risk Analysis Network Quarterly, Quarter...
Source: European UnionCountry: Afghanistan, WorldEUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY PUBLISHES EASTERN PARTNERSHIP RISK ANALYSIS NETWORK QUARTERLY FOR Q2In the second quarter of 2016, 874 cases of...
View ArticleWorld: Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Work in Asia Pacific 2016
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, WorldIn...
View ArticleWorld: There Can Be No Sustainable Peace Without Food Security
Source: International Peace InstituteCountry: Egypt, Haiti, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Uganda, Worldby Hajer TlijaniTThe number of people starving to death in protracted...
View ArticleWorld: Stepping back: Understanding cities and their systems
Source: ALNAPCountry: WorldExecutive SummaryThe world we live in is increasingly urbanized; 54% of the world’s population now lives in an urban environment (UN Habitat, 2016). Having developed to...
View ArticleEcuador: Ecuador: Terremoto - Informe a seis meses, 13 de octubre 2016
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: EcuadorAnálisis de situaciónHace seis meses un terremoto masivo de magnitud 7,8 en la escala de Richter sacudió la costa noroeste...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Whole of Syria Shelter/NFI Sector Humanitarian Needs...
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Shelter ClusterCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicINTRODUCTIONThe Whole of Syria (“WOS”) Shelter/NFI Humanitarian Needs Overview Analysis for 2017 provides detailed...
View ArticleLiberia: Addressing Impunity for Rape in Liberia
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Mission in LiberiaCountry: LiberiaUN report urges Liberia to act on rapeMONROVIA / GENEVA (14 October 2016) - A UN report released today...
View ArticleNauru: Island of Despair: Australia’s “Processing” of Refugees on Nauru
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: Australia, NauruNEW REPORT: Australia’s regime of cruelty has turned Nauru into an open-air prisonAustralia is flagrantly violating international law and...
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